BY TOM TOMORROW
David Brooks was out jogging on the mall and saw some teabaggers interacting with actual black people, and because no one was literally shouting the n-word or fashioning a noose, he concludes that racism plays absolutely no part in whatever it is that drives this — well, I almost wrote “political movement” but I’m not …
David Brooks has a column which I mostly agree with. In times like these, the best a sensible leader can do is to take the short-term panic and channel it into a program that is good on its own merits even if it does nothing to stimulate the economy over the next year. That’s why …
The Times’ Public Editor tackles the Kristol Kontroversy: The choice of Safire, who retired in 2005, set off a storm of protest. “The Times could have saved themselves about 50 grand a year if they just sent an office boy over to the White House to pick up the press releases,†fumed Nicholas von Hoffman …
So sad. According to David Brooks today, the influence of the netroots peaked last August and has been waning ever since. His evidence for this grim conclusion? The fact that Hillary Clinton’s campaign is doing well, despite the fact that some bloggers prefer Obama and/or Edwards. The Keyboard Kingpin might as well shut his site …
Once again, the inevitable “has he ever…?” question arises, as it does with pretty much every column David Brooks writes. In this case, it’s a small variation on the theme: Has he ever heard of Google? Dana catches David Brooks in a fine display of what I call Googlestupid- the act of looking like a …