Who Is Ross Douthat?
That'll take some time to figure out. But I tell you what, he's getting dangerously close to getting a blog with assertions like this one from today's column:
"Which bring us back to that 10-election winning streak. Maybe God really is on Rick Perry’s side."
Monday, August 22, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
And?
I don't get it. Why highlight the Leakeys, whom Brooks acknowledges have been exhaustively profiled, as templates for the examining, questioning life?
It's cool that they can fix their car engine with cow parts. But most of us would go to Pep Boys or Meinecke.
Learning Is Dangerous
Why not focus on more ordinary people who manage to read, debate, question, teach and learn while doing all those mundane, quotidian things like go to a job every day and raise kids? Maybe juxtapose the Leakey way of living against Brooks's Republican compatriots, who view learning and knowledge as threats and questioning as irreligious.
Now that would be relevant.
Name-Drop Quotient
High. Might as well call it "Hey, Everybody! I'm chums with Philip Leakey!
I don't get it. Why highlight the Leakeys, whom Brooks acknowledges have been exhaustively profiled, as templates for the examining, questioning life?
It's cool that they can fix their car engine with cow parts. But most of us would go to Pep Boys or Meinecke.
Learning Is Dangerous
Why not focus on more ordinary people who manage to read, debate, question, teach and learn while doing all those mundane, quotidian things like go to a job every day and raise kids? Maybe juxtapose the Leakey way of living against Brooks's Republican compatriots, who view learning and knowledge as threats and questioning as irreligious.
Now that would be relevant.
Name-Drop Quotient
High. Might as well call it "Hey, Everybody! I'm chums with Philip Leakey!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
High Chutzpah, Texas Style
Given what his stand-ins have been producing, we're about ready to beg forgiveness and for DB's return. In the meantime, some thoughts about Rick Perry.
The Mystery of the Trinity
Three of the many mysteries that is (are?) Rick Perry:
Guy's a freak. Next!
Given what his stand-ins have been producing, we're about ready to beg forgiveness and for DB's return. In the meantime, some thoughts about Rick Perry.
The Mystery of the Trinity
Three of the many mysteries that is (are?) Rick Perry:
- Why would a secessionist want to be president of the United States?
- Speaking of pissing on the Constitution, it takes high chutzpah for a secessionist to accuse anyone of treason. Is Ben Bernanke really a traitor? He's a banker, for chrissake. Although that beard does look curiously muttonchoppy. Hmm. ...
- Why does someone so proud of his job-creating record think that government has no role in the economy?
Guy's a freak. Next!
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
We're Ready to Apologize
We notice that Dave is still "on vacation." Sounds to us like he's still stung at having been called out over his paean to Congress.
However, in light of his guest columnist's trenchant piece on the turtles at JFK, we're almost ready to apologize and plead for DB's return.
Almost.
But not quite. He's still a fool. Besides, we love animals. Those turtles are CUTE!
Postscript
We're still wondering who Ross Douthat is. Please post your guesses here.
However, in light of his guest columnist's trenchant piece on the turtles at JFK, we're almost ready to apologize and plead for DB's return.
Almost.
But not quite. He's still a fool. Besides, we love animals. Those turtles are CUTE!
Postscript
We're still wondering who Ross Douthat is. Please post your guesses here.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Oh, Sure
So on Tuesday, we slam D.B. for his misguided column expressing relief that the adults in Congress finally have taken control over the debt ceiling debate. And on Friday, he's ... on vacation. No column. We slam him, he leaves town. Cause and effect? We think so.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Maybe on Planet Zuktar 7 to the 4th Power
Dave's headline today is "Congress in the Lead." The column is about the debt ceiling. And how Congress is in the lead, as in getting the job done. As in not futzing around, dragging its feet, being overly partisan, or kicking the can down the road. (That poor can, by the way. Everybody and his mother's been kicking it down the road. You just know it's going to get thrown under the bus one of these days.)
As Dave says, "... there has been an outbreak of sanity since Congress took control."
Thus we say, maybe on Planet Zuktar 7 to the 4th, but certainly not here on earth. Has Dave not been paying attention? We ALL hate Congress. Congress hates Congress. Why? Because it's ... refusing to lead.
Postscript
Oh! So That's Professional Behavior!
Dave takes Obama to task for lecturing and belittling Congress, whereas it's really Congress who's the adult in the room (that adult in the room is getting quite the workout lately. You just know it's going to get thrown under the bus with that can one of these days). Dave writes:
"John Boehner and Harry Reid will continue to verbally abuse each other. But there’s a script to their taunts. Nobody’s feelings are hurt. The old pros are perfectly capable of exchanging clichéd volleys in the morning and then going off and negotiating with each other in the afternoon."
Earth to Zuktar 7 to the 4th: That's exactly what we hate!
'None of Us Is As Dumb As All of Us'*
Did Dave really endorse the idea of delegating this basic function of Congress to a committee? I think he did: "... with much of the heavy lifting done by a bipartisan select committee." Oh, my bad. Not just a "committee," but a "select committee." Oooh!
You see why we say David Brooks is a fool?
*From Demotivators, Despair, Inc.
In Sum
Lots of Awful Argumentation today.
Dave's headline today is "Congress in the Lead." The column is about the debt ceiling. And how Congress is in the lead, as in getting the job done. As in not futzing around, dragging its feet, being overly partisan, or kicking the can down the road. (That poor can, by the way. Everybody and his mother's been kicking it down the road. You just know it's going to get thrown under the bus one of these days.)
As Dave says, "... there has been an outbreak of sanity since Congress took control."
Thus we say, maybe on Planet Zuktar 7 to the 4th, but certainly not here on earth. Has Dave not been paying attention? We ALL hate Congress. Congress hates Congress. Why? Because it's ... refusing to lead.
Postscript
"Vote on Boehner Plan Delayed Amid Opposition" (NYT, 7.27.11, page 1)
Oh! So That's Professional Behavior!
Dave takes Obama to task for lecturing and belittling Congress, whereas it's really Congress who's the adult in the room (that adult in the room is getting quite the workout lately. You just know it's going to get thrown under the bus with that can one of these days). Dave writes:
"John Boehner and Harry Reid will continue to verbally abuse each other. But there’s a script to their taunts. Nobody’s feelings are hurt. The old pros are perfectly capable of exchanging clichéd volleys in the morning and then going off and negotiating with each other in the afternoon."
Earth to Zuktar 7 to the 4th: That's exactly what we hate!
'None of Us Is As Dumb As All of Us'*
Did Dave really endorse the idea of delegating this basic function of Congress to a committee? I think he did: "... with much of the heavy lifting done by a bipartisan select committee." Oh, my bad. Not just a "committee," but a "select committee." Oooh!
You see why we say David Brooks is a fool?
*From Demotivators, Despair, Inc.
In Sum
Lots of Awful Argumentation today.
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