"Bill Clinton's Plan for World Domination"
Very important update regarding this blog's inspiration here.
A snippet to whet your appetite:
"Five years after his presidency, Clinton still thinks like a world leader. In some ways, it�s more complicated: He thinks like the leader of the world. While there�s no official means to be president of the planet, other than as U.N. secretary-general�a prospect constantly floated by Clinton supporters, though it�s practically impossible�he certainly seems to be trying hard to invent one. On September 15, the former president will be hosting the grandly titled Clinton Global Initiative, a conference timed to coincide with the World Summit at the U.N. The guest list features an impressive and eccentric mix of moguls, heads of state, and problem-solvers�from Sonia Gandhi to George Soros to Rupert Murdoch�who, after three days of panel-going and furious rubber-chicken consumption, are expected to sign pledges to do something about bettering the world" (from "Bill Clinton's Plan for World Domination" by Jennifer Senior).
Special thanks to my better half for alerting me to this update.
Comments
Interesting development. Bill C. is always 3 steps ahead of me, but I still don't get his mass incarceration policies. He kept locking people up long after any political gain was exhausted, and many are still locked up today -- seems like piling on. Otherwise, I'm intrigued with the summit.
Posted by: Chris | August 19, 2005 11:36 PM
Absolutely, Chris. Bad policy. Truth be told, my affection for Bill has little to do with his policies or person and more to do with a grasping at my youthful idealism which seems to be escaping me the deeper I delve into life as a social scientist (or at least I like to think of myself as becoming one). That, and I'm ever so slightly bitter about the current administration...but I digress. Perhaps he can make something out of his post-presidency that he wasn't able to make of his presidency???
Posted by: Self | August 20, 2005 01:38 PM
Yeah, I'm actually a pretty big fan (though I won't buy his new album). BC clearly possesses a formidable intellect and the people skills to get things done.
Posted by: chris | August 21, 2005 01:46 AM
Yeah, I was watching CSPAN once (ok, so I've watched it more than once!) and saw him giving a lecture to some class at some ivy league school and I was totally rivited - more so than I was in many (most?) of my classes in college. He's ubersmart and he's smooth. I hope he does get something (constructive) done.
Posted by: Self | August 21, 2005 09:30 PM