Far, far better if the moderators over the three sessions included people like Andrew Sullivan, Peggy Noonan, Paul Krugman, EJ Dionne, or Charles Krauthammer (and maybe even Bill Kristol), which might produce some real intellectual sparks instead of the Lehrer, Bob Schieffer and Tom Brokaw, with their insufferable tones of high-minded and polite blandness. [read post]

Speaking of the increasingly unreadable Paul Krugman, is it just me, or is the whole stable of NYT columnists about two months past the drink-by date on the milk carton? [read post]

October 12, 2007Re: Although The Conventional Wisdom Of The Pols And The Mainstream Media Have Now Anointed Him A Hero, In Truth Jack Goldsmith Stands Convicted Out Of His Own Mouth As Well As By Recent Events.Dear Colleagues: By Thursday, October 4th, I had been doing preparatory work for roughly three weeks in order to write about Jack Goldsmith's new book, The Terror Presidency ("TP"), which deals mainly with Goldsmith's work as head of the Office of Legal Counsel of the… [read post]