I can't help but think that Bill Kristol is a bright guy, but his columns seems so....unthoughtful. I have no idea what he is trying to say with this one, really. It's a little tongue-in-cheek, I'm sure (though only funny to him), but is that the best he can do? From the article--speaking of how he was somewhat optimistic of the GOP's near-term future but was then watching Obama's acceptance speech:
Maybe this partially explains his early lobbying for Sarah Palin as VP choice. I think he truly views American politics as a pseudo-American Idol competition which, cynically, it partially is, but there is more to it than that.
Then again, I really have no idea what he is ultimately trying to say. And I sometimes wonder if he ultimately knows what he believes in.
Obama told his daughters, “And you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the new White House.”I gulped.
Not out of my deep affection for dogs, fond of them though I am. But because while we’ve all known that Obama is a very skillful politician, he hasn’t until now been a particularly empathetic one. Competence plus warmth is a pretty potent combination.
Maybe this partially explains his early lobbying for Sarah Palin as VP choice. I think he truly views American politics as a pseudo-American Idol competition which, cynically, it partially is, but there is more to it than that.
Then again, I really have no idea what he is ultimately trying to say. And I sometimes wonder if he ultimately knows what he believes in.
