October 25, 2002
From the desk of Jane Galt:And the conspiracy theories are
And the conspiracy theories are already flying. On the left, I've already had two emailers suggest that this is a plot by my "best buddy, Shrub, the presidant-select" [sic] to. . . well, that part isn't very clear. Rid the world of dangled participles, perhaps. From the right comes a slightly more plausible correspondent who points out that the Democratic Party is probably better off trying a Jean Carnahan than trying to get Wellstone re-elected; in a year, when the passions have cooled, the Dem goes back in a walk. But while I am hesitant to state that there is no depth to which the leadership of either party would sink in order to get re-elected, I find it rather hard to believe that Tom Daschle and company have been scurrying about the country arranging for planes to crash in remote areas of Minnesota. To those on the right who do not put that much faith in the goodwill of the Democratic leadership, let me point out that this would take far more organization and planning than anyone in the party has heretofore displayed this election cycle.
Now, I like a good conspiracy theory as much as anyone. But there are times when you've just got to crunch a little extra tinfoil into your hat and accept that sometimes people die just because, hey, that's the way we're designed. That's why they call us mortals.
Update I've been chastised for calling the right-wing conspiracy theory more plausible. Let me make it clear that I meant that it was more plausible in the sense that I think this helps, rather than hurts, the Dems chances of holding the senate -- NOT in the sense that I think that Tom Daschle is more likely to have ordered Wellstone killed than, say, George Bush.
Posted by Jane Galt at October 25, 2002 4:23 PM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound links