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Even sane, smart people seem to be going nuts
One. George interviews Biden Watching George Stephanopolous sententious interview of President Biden, I didn’t scream, I swear. But boy did I mutter. Gee, minutes before the program started, I was thinking, well, Stephanopolous is a fairly smart guy, this should … Continue reading
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Tagged Apollo Theater Hook, Biden ABC interview, Biden debate, Charles Koch, COVID, David Brooks, Elon Musk, George Stephanopolous, Hunter Biden, Jeff Bezos, Jill Biden, John Roberts, Matthew Walther, New York Times, Project 2025, Ross Douthat, Rupert Murdoch, Supreme Court, TAFKAT, The Washington Post, Twitter, US Constitution, X
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The nature of the current GOP
A while ago Harper’s Weekly Review handed me this, below, which kicked off some thoughts about how feckless — even conscientiously feckless — is the GOP. …a Republican congressman and former mixed martial artist attempted to rescue five Americans in … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Bret Stephens, David Brooks, definition of conservative, Gail Collins, GOP, Harper's, liberal, progressive, Ross Douthat, tikkum olam
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A conservative answers my question…
What is conservatism? In his New York Times column today, David Brooks, a leading soi-disant conservative intellectual, purports to write a letter to a young man who is dismayed at the current Republican Party. Brooks says, yes, he understands; he, … Continue reading
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Tagged conservatism, David Brooks, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Nicolle Wallace
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