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Much like Rove blaming Dems for the rush to war (well, he's a journalist, too, now, so the spin has one less degree of seperation), I think this one is chutzpah on steroids. "You're all idiots for voting for the candidates our system (and often us in particular) imposed on you. Try voting smarter despite the fact that we and the candidates won't talk about important issues, but instead focus on wedge issues and personal trivia."
As for the Times hiring Kristol, why don't they just re-hire Judy Miller. At least her bullshit stories had a ring of truthiness to them. Kristol is simply a balded face liar.