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John Sununu: Faultless Victim

by: Senate Guru

Fri Aug 22, 2008 at 00:59:12 AM EDT
{First, a cheap plug for my blog Senate Guru.}

The Washington Times' Sean Lengell is apparently auditioning for The Onion:

Sen. John E. Sununu is in serious political trouble, and it's largely no fault of his own.

The first-term New Hampshire Republican is one of the most vulnerable sitting members of Congress facing re-election this year, a victim of surging anti-Republican and anti-Bush sentiments that have swept the Granite State in recent years.

Riiiight, Sprintin' John Sununu is a "victim" and his lack of support is "no fault of his own."  Surely, Sununu's lack of support among Granite Staters cannot be attributed to his votes for an endless Iraq War, his decisive vote killing stem cell research, his opposition to cheaper prescription drugs, and his votes against increasing the minimum wage.  Sununu is just a victim of circumstance.
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He's also the poster boy (0.00 / 0)
For killing off Social Security through "privatization."
He's not a victim (0.00 / 0)
lack of support among Granite Staters cannot be attributed to his votes for an endless Iraq War, his decisive vote killing stem cell research, his opposition to cheaper prescription drugs, and his votes against increasing the minimum wage.  Sununu is just a victim of circumstance.
He's a pioneer in complex variable legislation.

See the Sununu probability model. He's right on target.

"It's no fault of his own." Priceless, indeed that is Onion worthy.

Paging Dean (0.00 / 0)
I am not schooled enough in rhetoric to know the term, but surely there is one. It's when the phrase is so obvious that avoiding it only underscores it.

There are two basic things that could be said:

Sen. John E. Sununu is in serious political trouble, and it's largely his fault.

or

Sen. John E. Sununu is in serious political trouble, and it's not his fault.

Because, the second version in particular allows some room for fault -- no one's perfect, but Sununu's in "serious" trouble.

But instead we get the tortuous "largely no fault," which is like "mostly fat free," which means there's fat in the frozen yogurt. So, while it's hard to prove, Lengell seems to be pointing to the fault, however unconsciously.

Poor editing perhaps. But I say denial. Thank you all for coming out today.


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