Not too long ago the master narrative praised the accomplishments of man > Humans (to include women). Now we are looking back and blaming these agents of accomplishment with reckless disregard for the values of Human health and welfare. We blame them for equating their individual self interest with the interest’s of Humanity. We blame the industrialists for destroying the environment. We blame the Bankers and Wall Street with destroying our economic system. We blame artists with destroying art. ETC.

In a way these things (first princ. origins, and blame) tend to be different attitudes/positions toward that something out there which continues to insist on governing our culture and society. What position or orientation would a deconstructionist’s take? @paul kane

So the whole thing is a ploy. What is the meaning of this ploy? Well, one aspect is certain: he is virtually handing his seat to the GOP by withdrawing so late. I suppose one can call it ironic that he is also pretty much handing the candidacy to, guess what - another INSIDER - in blatant contradiction to his reasons for leaving, since there is virtually no time for a process in which other candidates can come forward.

I don’t believe for a second that Bayh is giving up his political ambitions. No, I think what he’s looking to do is switch parties and run for president. It’s even possible, I would speculate, that the GOP - looking over its shoulder at Palin, who looks poised to swallow the party - has recruited him. But, of course, some decent interval will have to happen, and there will have to be some gradual process of ‘evolution’ in his views, and maybe some issue that he can point to as the final straw, and so he’ll be looking to ‘pull a Lieberman’, but with a bit more grace…