Kristoff Is At It Again

John Roberts: Interesting profiles. His minimalist approach is balanced against his apparent pro-executive philosophy. Sigh. We need new blood so that vanilla establishment types that lean the wrong way are not the best we can hope for. Update: Now Washington Post has some evidence he was once a member of the Federalist Society! Anyway, his membership in the conservative friendly National Legal Center for the Public Interest is telling anyhow. His wife's connection with "Feminist's For Life" (both anti-abortion and anti-death penalty) is interesting. Perhaps, he and Scalia can get into little debates on the latter.

Where the Right Is Right

Liberals took the lead in championing human rights abroad in the 1970's, while conservatives mocked the idea. But these days liberals should be embarrassed that it's the Christian Right that is taking the lead in spotlighting repression in North Korea.

- Nicholas Kristoff

Kristoff that conservative ass kissing liberal strikes again! Though deep in the editorial he actually makes the fundamental point that the Right has problems with finding a solution that doesn't aggravate the problem, Kristoff again insists on serving the other side's bidding. This is supposed to be the reasonable approach, showing how the left is messing up, and is in need of a rational helping hand like himself. "I'm on your side, really am, but you're wrong."

How exactly are the liberals missing the boat? While the other side focused on a criminal war in Iraq, they noted a more important danger was North Korea. While the Right spoke of "axis of evil" and basically called the North Koreans scumbags, the other side put forth some strategies (now slowly being considered by the Bush Administration, showing the value of having THE BOMB) that actually might help the situation.

And, while the other side (including head political operative, "Butterbutt"*) ridiculed such activities, the left spoke about their concern about human rights and the value of soft power (yeah, the solutions Kristoff references! you asshole). I guess the left has been too busy pointing out how the other side are not matching their rhetoric about human rights (when they care about them), and should be more like Kristoff.

Maybe not.

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* Credit to Mike Malloy, the late night (10PM-1AM EST) Air America host whose over the top hatred of the Bush Administration is useful for catharsis purposes. And, sadly, he is more than likely right. I'd add that though her voice annoys me, afternoon host Randy Rhodes (former military gal) has a pretty good hold on the nitty gritty facts.

Note to Malloy, though I know you are not listening, the gay baiting ("Jeffrey lube") stuff is really beneath you. The Nazi comparisons are de rigeur, I guess, but gay baiting is rather distasteful for a self-proclaimed liberal sort.