Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal (2004)

And this is the person who claims to be the "man".

Sounds more like mommas little boy to me.

Cheney will be bringing his organ. See the monkey dance.

Broder (along with alot of other media people-but not a writer for the Baltimore Sun) isn't saying that the White House drove a bargain the commission had no real reason to accept: after Bush/Cheney and Condi "testify" (rhymes with "lie"), none of them can be brought back for additional testimony. No matter what other information comes to light and if that information demonstrates that something one of the trio said was completely wrong or false. I have to wonder what pressure was brought to bear on at least some members of the commission (one article I read indicated that the White House called two GOP members of the "independent" commission prior to Clarke's testimony) to--as usual--to treat them much more deferentially then they, or any other administration that's lied, covered up and refused to release important information. And I wonder why it is that so few of the mainstream media (TV, et al) are not mentioning this interesting deal the WH has been able to strike with the Commission.

Broder (along with alot of other media people-but not a writer for the Baltimore Sun) isn't saying that the White House drove a bargain the commission had no real reason to accept: after Bush/Cheney and Condi "testify" (rhymes with "lie"), none of them can be brought back for additional testimony. No matter what other information comes to light and if that information demonstrates that something one of the trio said was completely wrong or false. I have to wonder what pressure was brought to bear on at least some members of the commission (one article I read indicated that the White House called two GOP members of the "independent" commission prior to Clarke's testimony) to--as usual--to treat them much more deferentially then they, or any other administration that's lied, covered up and refused to release important information, is entitled to be treated. And I wonder why it is that so few of the mainstream media (TV, et al) are not mentioning this interesting deal the WH has been able to strike with the Commission.

Sorry about the double post, am not sure what I did to cause it.

Guys like Broder are a strong argument for term limits on op-ed pages. As a WaPo reader from childhood on, it's amazing to me to see how many op-ed voices it has that have been there for a generation or more - Broder, Will, Novak, Raspberry. Of the lot, only Raspberry has any fresh insights; the others have been saying the same rot forever. Make them all take a year's sabbatical, then bring them back only if a good chunk of readers still miss them and find them preferable to their replacements.

Seriously, why don't papers, especially the big ones, try to get rid of the dead weight on their op-ed pages more often? As the blogsphere has demonstrated, there are plenty of others who can do the job.

If Broder continues to oppose Bush, I will refrain from calling him an agregious gasbag until after the November election.

"Cheney will be bringing his organ. See the monkey dance." Thanks tstreet, gee I wish I'd said that. Better still, I'd like to have said it on the forum over at Hannity.com. They're already in a lather of what smells a lot like fear over there.

"he failed to do what he could have done long before: Offer the American people and the world a clear, coherent and detailed account of his own activities and state of mind in the months leading up to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon."

I wonder what about the last 4 years or so leaves Broder with the impression that GWB could have offered the American people and the world such an account?

Broder has a few reasonable columns here and there, but overall he still displays an idiotic devotion to centrism and bipartisanship.

His latest column is "A Sterling Commission":
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48296-2004Apr3.html

First 'graph: "In the storm over the anti-terrorism records of the Bush and Clinton administrations, the one thing for which everyone can be grateful is the quality of the referee handling the fight. The Sept. 11 commission, formally the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, is proving to be everything one could hope for in this delicate but critical role."

What a fool. The recent _ex parte_ communication between the White House and two Republican commissioners is a matter of public record.

Maybe Georgie will also bring his mommy to hold his hand? Meanwhile Broder's enlisted in the widening army that smells mendacity.

Bush never takes responsibility for anything. He was a coward in 1968, and he is a coward now.

Chairman Keane (sp?) of the Commission should assign at least one member to keep an eye on Cheney while Bush is testifying to see if his lips move.

I'll be watching to see where Cheney's hands are, myself. I hope they're both visible, not with one hidden down by W's rear end somewhere...

Re: the WaPo editorial pages: what RT says is true, and furthermore George Will has actually deteriorated over the years rather than simply repeating the same ideas. Once upon a time he had thoughts that could prompt some intellectual engagement; now he is just a partisan hack & corporate flack (and without integrity-preserving disclosures).

Now I tend to like David Broder: Sure, he's a republican, but I always tended to see him as pretty independant. But this article is a little odd: he's trying to single-handedly revive the view that Bush' problem is being too autocratic. While it's certainly true that he is, the much bigger story is that he's asleep at the wheel, that he's been lying about everything since 2000, and that his gamble in Iraq had no connection to the War on Terror, which they have fucked up. It's like giving the murderer a pass because he killed with style.

Even a conservative can only take so much. I had my fill back in 2000, other brothers in spirit like Broder just took longer to see the light - to see the profound irresponsibility, mismanagement, and neglicence of this Administration. If they could only do something right, I would vote for Bush in November. But he's made some bad choices and gotten some even worse advice. I'm here to tell you that many conservatives on the ground aren't happy, perhaps even bitter, but they don't have any place to go. And you liberals aren't making it easier with your constant partisan carping. I swear, if you would just stop nagging for a moment and acted statesmanlike we conservatives would get together and quietly ditch our guy - or at least lead an in-party insurrection. However, with all the fire from the left unfair as well as fair it's the stick together and circle the wagon's instinct. Republicans from Lugar, McCain, Graham, Hagel, Hastert, Olymmpia Snow, etc. have come out at various points criticizing this Administration. But they can't go too far without making it look like they're selling out the party to rabid Dem's. If we could only get some bipartisanship going I tell ya a lot of moderate Republicans have had it up to here (points to neck)would speak out about the obstinate refusal of this Administration to either admit mistakes or correct their course quietly.

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you can forget any bipartisanship until Bush is gone. The United States has not been so divided since the Vietnam, maybe even the Civil War, and it's all Because of George W Bush's lack of leadership and amazing ability to alienate people. I will not stand idly by while MY country is divided up into "free speech zones", MY Constitution is pissed on, and I'm called a traitor because I won't bow down to George W Caligula's ridiculous reign of terror. George W Bush said he'd be a Uniter not a Divider, and as it turns out, like his father ("no new taxes") he's a liar without shame.

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