Comments on: Jesse Helms’ Foreign Policy Legacy

By: Bruce Moomaw

Bruce Moomaw — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:02:02 +0000

It's a pity that neither of the two quotes mentioned by Joyner refers to his two most famous foreign policy adventures at all: his furious opposition (as a TV editorialist) to Nixon's 1972 China trip because it was "coddling Red China", and his equally furious support for the Argentinian junta over Margaret Thatcher in the Falklands War because Argentina was a better ally for us than Britain. Ah, yes, he was indeed a powerful leader in foreign affairs, yes indeed. Rather like van Ribbentrop.

By: robertl

robertl — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:01:49 +0000

When Jackie Robinson died Jesse Jackson said at his funeral that he was safe at home. Well, Jesse Helms is now safe at home as well. Hopefully someone is there to kick some dirt over the plate. Good riddance to bad (white)trash.

By: Richard Gardner

Richard Gardner — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:51:49 +0000

Damn, none of this would have happened if Warren Christopher was alive! (Old joke, told when he was the Sec State before Madeleine Albright, then again, was she alive?). I remember the Helms-Albright love-fest. Helms was a major force in international relations because the Constitution says that is the Senate's responsibility. Pesky Constitution.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:58:36 +0000

ILL is actually a 'bad/inefficient' way of getting 101, 49 is XLIX.

I meant "99th." 49 is simply IL (50-1). But, yes, LL would be inefficient since IC would get there more simply.

By: Tad

Tad — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:42:20 +0000

ILL is actually a 'bad/inefficient' way of getting 101, 49 is XLIX....not that this nit picking makes it any less funny.