Battle of the Titans

The Titans of right wing mediocrity, that is. One the one hand, self-proclaimed moderate David Brooks:

The Reformist view is articulated most fully by books, such as “Comeback” by David Frum and “Grand New Party” by Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam, as well as the various writings of people like Ramesh Ponnuru, Yuval Levin, Jim Manzi, Rod Dreher, Peggy Noonan and, at the moderate edge, me.

Ooooh, books, w/ their big words & many pages. The "Reformists" must be right. Uh, correct. Brooksie's big conclusion?

In short, the Republican Party will probably veer right in the years ahead, and suffer more defeats. Then, finally, some new Reformist donors and organizers will emerge. They will build new institutions, new structures and new ideas, and the cycle of conservative ascendance will begin again.

We find it sad to contemplate the potential return of rightist parties & organizations, but not as sad as contemplating the continual cycle of repressive fascism, occasionally alleviated by a brief moment of true progress, but soon enough stomped in the face again, over & over, like Orwell's boot. Is the human species too stupid to put an end to this cycle of stupidity? On the other hand, warts. And Jonah Goldberg. Who hasn't typed anything worth excerpting, except to note that he name checks many of the same clowns Brooks did.

For the young Turks and their older allies -- my National Review colleagues Ramesh Ponnuru, Yuval Levin and David Frum, the Atlantic's Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam, New York Times columnist David Brooks et al [sic] -- the problem is that Bush botched the GOP's shot at real reform.

To imagine that Bush ever desired to do anything but increase the power of the presidency (Cheney's idea, of course, but it played right into Bushie-Boy's hands.) & the wealth of his cronies is beyond the usual stupid level of Jonah. P. S.: Note the number of "funny names" involved in the "young Turks/Refomist" movement. Not a "real" American in that bunch, is there? Even w/ Brooks & Peggy Noonan, that's limey (at best) ancestry & an Irishwoman. WHO TAUGHT THESE PEOPLE W/ THE FUNNY NAMES TO LOVE AMERICA? If we can ask that about Barack Obama, we can certainly ask it of someone named "Ramesh Ponnuru." Who were his parents? Where was he born? We can't make any more mistakes w/ unreal Americans, if you know what we mean.