Following results.

Having finally read, Democracy in Transition, I find the error in the missing gap. Maybe under the cushions of the SOFA -
- Having Now Fully Read (NFR) as opposed to earlier (nfr) - not fully read -

[My original tangent (or somewhat subsequent) was based on a true convergence error, by actually melding two links that I did not later see (but have now fixed) as two. It may have been my original convergence that there was some link between Thanksgiving and Xmas of native form and anacronism if not shopping or fitting the bill.]

The SOFA (Status of Forces Agreement) is a possible transition piece that also leaves a flexible and democratic if not constitutional way forward. It may be just a piece that is expected to assure a legacy of passing the buck, but that is just what is needed until there is a leader who is willing to follow...

As far as time tables go- (I make up for the muddle by pulling only two segments together from the SOFA.)
"Should the Iraqi government decide to cancel the pact after the referendum it would have to give Washington one year's notice, meaning that troops would be allowed to remain in the country only until the summer of 2010."

"The international agreement will be binding on US president-elect Barack Obama when he assumes office next year, but he could also unilaterally cancel the pact with a year's notice or withdraw all US troops at any time."

Given the room for democracy otherwise known as process, there is also room for interpretation with oversight.

As far as Democracy in Transition: Congress should reclaim their power in the United States with a "signing statement resolution" as Iraq is still forming their constitutional process.
"Such a resolution, which would still allow Congress to fund the agreement if they feel compelled by the Obama administration to do so, could be passed by both the House and the Senate the week of December 8," Fox said. "If congressional leaders cannot bring themselves to take that one minor step, then the damage to their institution may be irreversible."

In conclusion, it may be that this is the best thing that the current administration has ever done. Not that it was their intent, but the best they could hope for, and would not have been possible without the pressure of some form of daylight, albeit not here yet.- diplomacy - ]

Freakin'

Couched In Spin.
Pardon my Cheney * and I restrict the freak reference to the emotive not physically different(though mentally challenged). In all gravity there is some sense to the slippery slope when communications is involved, and it could be that we continually appropriate words and others fly or run them down**, depending on whether the basket has a balloon or a wheel.]

* (continued from) [Going to)Heck in a Hand Basket? Sofa(couched)King in Freakin' Cultural Spin.]

** earlier usage is heaven in a handbasket or head in a handbasket, or is it to keep up with the Jones? Note: I did not actually read all these sources completely, but enough to see that is seems that "heaven in a handbasket" is not yet really sourced, and possibly enough to note that a handbasket carried donations presumably to get one to heaven, while a wheelbarrow implies taking it with one. It also implies that a basket is swifter than a wheelbarrow and something about directions and works.

Black Friday: Convergence Day

Native American Heritage Day.
Shop till you drop day.

SOFA "-" Democracy in Transition. ***

No disrespect to the departed or the irony that the economy is a bit* on the thankless side and the idea that we can shop our way out of trouble, let alone be thankful for what and where we get it from.

* my original convergence was in error due to some media outlet or my filtering poorly so that is the excuse for the lame segue or evolution (the first two links are not the original two) the following two** (resulting)may be too anacronistic to be convergence, but with timelines and the world turning hard to tell. Just two (nfry) pieces that may be more flip-flop or material for nuance, yet a prime feature of transition in these precarious times.

** 12-4-08 italics bold resulting...In not getting back or leaving a loose thread or missing my own punchline... or the world following should just be resulting as a typo creeps in word out.

*** missing gap or hyphen resulted in muddle that messes the middle

FP4 SEPT 2014

Original Heading(9-15-14): [SOFA(FP?)]

1. <  Book by it's cover, memo by it's title: historical?
2.  A. Following results., B.  Turning Tables, C. Freakin',  D. Hiatus / Review,  E. Black Friday: Convergence Day

~(3,4)
3. Following results.
~5/
4. A. Brackets and the Debt Clock , B. The Real B. S. of the F. C., C. Who Let the Dogs Out?, D. It's Obama's Turn, E. Pass the Trillion.,
5. A. Being a Blank "is Hard Work"., B. Two Points, C. "OFF A CLIFF", D. Smirking Gun[!]

*1-5 not eggs act lee
Work in Progress , Egg/Road/Sky* , Speculative Physics
~9-16-14 ~further notation/re#'s

Hiatus / Review

under construction/vacation/sabbatical
Yeah Right...
[spot filled]
[Anachronism"another perspective" ]
[Andrea Mitchell *: Obama "NO Jimmy Carter?" (my air quotes of my previous unstated assessment)]

* update/scroll to Alter/Halperin[**] clip

[** 6-6-10 unable to locate Andrea Mitchell's exchange with Alter and Halperin ]
[Still trying for the full context, but my unwritten analysis referred to above was that Carter had too much of a hands on approach to details, NOT that he was a disasterous president. He was a president with much to deal with.]

[Is there a conspiracy here? Why am I only able to get this in con_text? i.e. spin?

[Maybe my earlier misplaced theory was located above, in the Two Santa's and the perpetual grinch. Running to the people or from the clubs?]

[6-7-10 (Going to)Heck in a Hand Basket? Sofa(couched)King in Freakin' Cultural Spin (continued...).]

Turning Tables

The 1% Doctrine flip-flopped. Obama follows through on Bush Cheney SOFA agreement? Seemingly proof that winning was not the goal.

And I wondered about anachronisms*. It is deeply rooted in the Republican race in terms of when it is flip-flop and when it is true change.

* Two pulled from draft, As (almost)Is, in context.

SOFA

No Bush on the Couch.

Status of Forces Agreement
Status of Fiscal Antagonism

You can't wage* war on a tool.  (FP4)

Truthout Dean, Frame?, Regime Change (FP3)

9-16-14 read (with caviR/cavi@:Regime Rhetoric Reply )
*lost (b.s.)= (i.e.) blog search reference