The Reaction in Review (July 10, 2009)

By Carol Gee

A week's Reactions that deserve a second look,
or: "How Sarah made most all the headlines"

Friday

By J. Thomas Duffy: "Retro Garlic: A doozy ... David Brooks gets creepier" -- There's no easy way to put it folks; David Brooks says a Republican Senator groped his thigh at dinner. See also Michael's "A tale of love, loneliness, and David Brooks's inner thigh."

By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Defending DeMint (sort of, or maybe not -- what he said about pre-war Germany was still incredibly stupid)" -- Michael joins others in an examination of Sen. Jim DeMint's extreme comments about the Obama administration that echo others on the right that "puncture the historical record [of Germany] with their crass partisan propaganda."

By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Smartest Republican of the Day: Mike Murphy" -- Michael is pleased to give credit where due to GOP strategist, Mike Murphy for his Daily News piece on Sarah Palin.


Thursday

By Carol Gee: "The old "he said, she said" again huh? -- This post explores the CIA Director's admission to Congress that it was repeatedly misled, or not told about the intelligence agency's full range of operations. See also, Creature's "Dems press Panetts on CIA's lies."

By Capt. Fogg: "No, Mr. Bond -- I expect you to lie" -- Fogg gives Senator Kit Bond's criticism of President Obama's trip to Moscow the scorn it deserves as a "new and even more precious way to denounce him. . . for not being a messiah."

By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Inside Jeb: Is the smarter Bush brother in line to take over the GOP?" -- Michael reacts to Tucker Carlson's interview of Jeb Bush saying, ". . . Jeb remains a formidable political figure. . . This should concern Democrats, I think -- it certainly concerns me. . ."


Wednesday

By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Palin still popular ... but only with Republicans" -- Michael thinks that Repiublicans should definitely, "Go with Palin. She's your future. Have a nice time in perpetual oblivion."

By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Forget bipartisanship. Democrats need to do what is right on health-care reform." -- Michael's valuable post is an analysis of Sen. Harry Reid's exercise of leadership regarding a public option, and the futility of Democrats continuing to seek bipartisanship at any cost. In the same vein Creature declares, "Today looks a bit brighter."

By Carl: "Sub-burpin' sprawl" -- Carl's beautifully written piece shares the philosophy he's developed over time, in which he contrasts living as a "black hole" with living as a "Flatlander."


Tuesday

By Michael J.W. Stickings: "What the world needs now is not more Sarah Palin; or, how her right-wing admirere are falling all over themselves trying to love her up" -- Michael's written an excellent roundup of "what a few conservatives have said about [Palin] in recent days," adding his own ideas.


Monday

By Michael J.W. Stickings: "It's time for America, a nation of immigrants, to tell Joe the Plumber to fuck off" -- Michael wrote a great post against bigotry, saying, "Americans should tell Joe the Plumber that he's not one of them and that his views are un-American.

By Carl: "Fear is the mindkiller" -- Carl begins, "Rigid thinking and black and white solutions are the mark of children, the small-minded and Republicans," and goes on with a very thought-provoking exploration of unreasoning fears.

By Mustang Bobby: "It's her own fault" -- This great post is a must read, if you want to understand what the real deal is with Sarah Palin. Kudos from all around!


Creature's Money Features -- "Groundhog Day," "Quote of the Day," "Not too big to plan for failure"

(Cross-posted at South by Southwest.)