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Category Archives: Michael Gerson
Well, at least he tried
Former Bush '43 Speechwriter Michael Gerson, now tenured at the Washington Post, rarely favors readers with cogent arguments. Today is somewhat of an exception, as he at least tries to do the right kind of thing. In particular, he tries to field … Continue reading
The ugly party
A brief follow up to yesterday's post on Michael Gerson. He laments the harsh words used in private correspodence for (ugly) people. If that wasn't dumb enough already (and hypocritical, as Aaron in comments points out–see here) what's funny is … Continue reading
Go do unto yourself*
If we had a category called "what substance has he or she been smoking or taking?" I would suggest that we put this column by Michael Gerson in it. For in it he complains about the uglification of recent American … Continue reading
The pleasure of putting other people in the wrong
Some of you may remember the recent case of Mark Souder. He was the latest in a string of Republican social conservatives to go down in a sex scandal (with a female staffer). Pardon the pun, but it turns out one of … Continue reading
Posted in General discussion, Michael Gerson
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Are you my life-choice supervisor?
The "you're not the boss of me" objection goes like this: pick some not unreasonable but not universally liked behavioral prescription, object to it by saying, "you're not the boss of me." Trust me, it's how you have a mature, well-informed, and honest … Continue reading
Posted in General discussion, Michael Gerson
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One hundred and twenty percent
The Washington Post has become the go-to newspaper for climate change skeptics. They have twice published pieces by (!) Sarah Palin, and they continue to justify running the factually and logically challenged work of George Will on the same subject. On the … Continue reading
Which hunt
Michael Gerson has an odd sense of time. Read the the following paragraph closely: Holder launched his tenure by showing disdain for the work of career federal prosecutors when it fit his ideological predispositions. In 2004, a task force from … Continue reading
Posted in Inexplicable, Michael Gerson
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A time to gloat
Today's Washington Post features two articles about how bad Health Care reform is for us all from guest columnists, an article about awesome natural gas, and two of the regulars (Krauthammer and Gerson) gloating about the recent victories in the … Continue reading
The radio is the radio of its time
A variation on Godwin's law has it that a discussion thread is finished and a debater has lost when he turns to inappropriate Nazi comparisons. Enter Michael Gerson. Today he writes an entire meditation on the following argument: 1. The … Continue reading
Posted in Michael Gerson, specious comparisons
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