David Brooks: "The Republicans are intellectually unfit to govern right now"

[BurtWorm]

Brooks can say this, but in the next breath, he tries to make the claim that McCain might be fit. And this he says with a straight face in a column all about how "weirdness wins" this election.

:crazy:


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/opinion/09brooks.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

...

If I were advising the candidates, I’d tell them to double down on weirdness. Obama needs to occasionally criticize his own side. If he can’t take on his own party hacks, he’ll never reclaim the mantle of systemic change. Specifically, he needs to attack the snobs who are savaging Sarah Palin’s faith and family. Many liberals claim to love working-class families, but the moment they glimpse a hunter with an uneven college record, they hop on chairs and call for disinfectant. Obama needs to attack Bill Maher for calling her a stewardess and the rest of the coastal condescenders.

If I were McCain, I’d make the divided government argument explicit. The Republicans are intellectually unfit to govern right now, but balancing with Democrats, they might be able to do some good. I’d have McCain tell the country that he looks forward to working with Congressional Democrats, that he is confident they can achieve great things together.

The candidates probably won’t take this kind of advice. But remember: Weirdness wins. Surprise me most.

[liberal N proud]

1. Now matter how hard Brooks tries to look bipartisan he can't

He always exposes his true self.

[spanone]

2. i'd rather read dr. seuss

[otohara]

3. When Will McCain Attack Rush Limbaugh

when hell freezes over, that's when.

Fuck you David Brooks - pos

[BurtWorm]

4. Wouldn't America love to see Obama attack Bill Maher for making a joke about Sarah Palin?

It's not like America has anything better to think about. :eyes:

[BeyondGeography]

5. Well that makes perfect sense

:freak:

[BumRushDaShow]

6. I heard that hack on one of the cable snooze channels last night

He was smugly slumped in the chair pontificating about the wonders of McPalin and how bad Obama was. Typical.

[ladjf]

7. and morally unfit as well.