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I concur with jimmm.
I see a right-wing political operative in the media trying to reposition himself for a changing national political dynamic.
Down the line, a pundit who has established crossover credibility will be a far bigger threat to the accountability movement (impeachment, censure and other real consequences that will deter lawbreaking radicals) than the idealogues over at Fox who will let their credibility go down with the Bush-Cheney ship of state.
It's testimony to how starved for moderation we are that so many letter writers are falling over this guy with praise, even though he served in congress with the group (Newt Gingrich Republlicans) that established the new partisan stridency at the center of our political culture. Where's Scarborough's acknowledgement of responsibility for trafficking in bombthrower tactics?
But if I'm going to take conservatives at their word that among the highest values expressed in their politics is that they want Americans to take responsibility for themselves and their actions, then conservatives need to do some soul-searching about their supporting role in the neocon ascendancy (it didn't just sneak up on you guys).
