tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32903592.post115801777265733148..comments2023-08-04T01:34:21.024-07:00Comments on Wag the Slate: Christopher Hitchens is what’s wrong.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32903592.post-1158154948093917982006-09-13T06:42:00.000-07:002006-09-13T06:42:00.000-07:00Hitchens does have a bad habit of cherry-picking t...Hitchens does have a bad habit of cherry-picking the easiest targets from the other side and acting like it is a representative sample of the other side.<BR/><BR/>But that's not the case this time. It's not like Hitchens is trolling the comments section of a third-tier blog. Rich's comment appeared in the Sunday <I>New York Times</I>. It seems like that would be a reasonable first place to look for the rational arguments of the left you refer to.<BR/><BR/>I think you're right that there is little thoughtful enthusiastic support for Bush. Jonah Goldberg <A HREF="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YjExMzE0Y2ExYjg5NzUyMjc0NDY3MTFlYTU4ZGQ3YzA=" REL="nofollow">took a crack at it</A> last week, but you could tell his heart wasn't in it. Now, he's back to barrelfishing.JohnMcGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476537916134121570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32903592.post-1158026752256536632006-09-11T19:05:00.000-07:002006-09-11T19:05:00.000-07:00Plus, Jack Shafer decided to use his column space ...Plus, Jack Shafer decided to use his column space to tweak Marty Peretz?<BR/><BR/>Do these people realize we don't care who they think "wins" their little spats? That they are bickering their way into irrelevance?JohnMcGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476537916134121570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32903592.post-1158025615668542402006-09-11T18:46:00.000-07:002006-09-11T18:46:00.000-07:00I have to agree.As much as we rag on Slate, writin...I have to agree.<BR/><BR/>As much as we rag on <I><B>Slate</I></B>, writing a column in it on a day like today is a pirvilege. And Hitchens decided to excercise that privilege to sling some mud around.<BR/><BR/>Of course, one could say that Rich didn't exactly rise to the occasion either.<BR/><BR/>Here's my question -- is Bush such a polarizing figure that he brings out the worst in all commentators on either side of him, or is there hope that things will improve if the next president doesn't inspire such visceral hatred and blind allegiance?JohnMcGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476537916134121570noreply@blogger.com