Blame Game

I have heard or read the phrase “blame game” at least fifty times today. Everyone is talking about who did & didn’t do their jobs during & after Hurricane Katrina. At first, the phrase just grated on the ear, an instantly appropriate cliché, but after the twentieth repetition it became clear that the phrase is intended to trivialize the idea of political accountability. We are told by spokespersons & pundits that “this is not the time to play the blame game,” and...

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