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Frank Bruni Has Alzheimer’s Disease

March 4, 2012 By Jonathan Zasloff

It’s quite sad, actually:

Rare is the Democrat of plausible national ambition who tangles in a tough, meaningful way with labor unions or environmentalists, groups that President Obama has been loath to cross. Disappointing them jeopardizes the campaign infantry and financial contributions they provide, and as the sway of interest groups rises, the fealty of politicians to the ones in their corner grows with it.

Rare is the Republican of plausible national ambition who doesn’t kowtow to religious conservatives, a spectacle on florid display during the Republican primaries…

Remember how President Obama kowtowed to environmentalists on those ozone regulations?  He just did whatever the Sierra Club told him to.  And he also told the Supreme Court to uphold the Second Circuit on the climate change public nuisance litigation.  Oh, and labor, too: that Race to the Top could practically have been written by the NEA!

Then there’s Evan Bayh’s championing of the elimination of the estate tax: why didn’t he just stamp a hammer-and-sickle on his forehead? You no doubt also remember how Kent Conrad, Max Baucus, and Ben Nelson completely prostrated themselves in front of Democratic constituencies.  It’s abject!

Of course, Bruni might defend himself by saying that he is only referring to politicians of “plausible national ambition.”  Absolutely!  You remember how courageous George Voinovich, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins were in advocating for the Affordable Care Act, don’t you?

What does Bruni get paid for, again?

Filed Under: Everything Else Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, Halperin Award, Republican Party, Wayward press

Comments

  1. Barry says

    March 5, 2012 at 4:10 am

    Be careful, Jonathan – there’s a regular poster on this site who gets hurt feelings when ‘progressive’ don’t suck up to punidts like Bruni.

  2. calling all toasters says

    March 5, 2012 at 4:17 am

    “What does Bruni get paid for, again?”

    Actually, this *is* what he gets paid for. He was due for a promotion to Op-Ed, and the 2 “liberal” spots were filled.

  3. NCG says

    March 5, 2012 at 11:36 am

    When people write nonsense, I stop reading them. You’d be surprised how much better you’ll feel.

  4. paul says

    March 6, 2012 at 7:32 pm

    Showing once again that political punditry is what you do when you can’t hack it as a reviewer of expensive restaurants.

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