His descent is a very sad thing, and a loss to journalism. I can’t help wondering if it’s HIV-related, whether the disease itself or certain drugs he’s taking for it.

If not, you should live there. I hear they’re looking for nuts like you.

Checkmate.

Regards,
Peter H.

Do you live in Washington State?
If not you should live there.

You would make a great cherry picker

And I’m afraid Sen. Obama does have Jedi powers. Look at how he works the press.

“This is not the domestic terrorist you’re looking for.”

“You don’t need to see my papers.”

“My vauge plattitudes are policy.”

Fortunately, Jedi Mind Tricks only work on the weak willed.

Is there any doubt now that Sullivan is out of his freakin’ mind?

During this period, Thomas Friedman and Andrew Sullivan became lifelines, demonstrating how one could be a thinking, rational person demonstrating both compassion and the will to win the most important battle of our time.

Then, after his impressive work in “The World is Flat”, Friedman wandered off into the weeds of unthinking Environmentalism (there is a thinking form of environmentalism; he chose the other path) and became incomprehensible to me.

At pretty much the same time, Sullivan, feeling thoroughly (and often justifiably) betrayed by the Bush/Rumsfeld approach to the war, their willingness to engage in torture and unwillingness to revise the initial idea that this would be a hit-and-run style war, turned into some completely different person and also became incomprehensible to me.

Because of them I learned new things and found new ways of thinking about the world. I also learned to reject the kind of reflexive and hateful thinking that they (well, at least Sullivan) came to represent.

I used to read his blog for a certain amount of entertainment. Lucianne would link to him now and then. But then Sullivan decided to salute John Kerry and he has been mostly petulant ever since.

Is there some residual “idol worship” at play here? When pundits start picking at pundits it all begins to be pointless before long.

Sullivan is a character waiting for Robin Williams to play him in a movie. He is a scene, a set and twittering wit. He is not of any consequence that I can detect.

Can’t wait to hear the angry party go after her husband for being too rugged and manly. On zazzle.com there are already Todd Palin “Woof!” shirts.

…given his primary-season insistence on his own credentials as a feminist, you’d think that Andrew would confine his attacks on Palin to critiquing her record and mocking her lack of experience, rather than, say, posting emails accusing her of being a bad mother for accepting the nomination, snickering over her children’s names, and razzing her as a bimbo and a “trophy candidate.”

All of which he’s done. I stand by my “sexist pig” assessment.

So he’s been playing on that theme for years now, even though conservative can no longer be applied to Sullivan, let alone Obama.

So here’s proof that leaving the conservative side to become a sycophant liberal – really does turn ones brains to mush.

Here’s what it seems to be saying (at least as I read it):

- I’m Andrew Sullivan and I can talk about “tactics” and “strategy”. So, I’m smart. You need to listen to me.

- I love Obama enough to call him a “cool conservative”. Can anyone listen to me without spitting out their coffee? I know I can.

- Obama is a strategic genius, the way he is “perfectly prepared to hang back in a campaign, to allow attacks to pummel him”. Those aren’t gaffes or shoddy responses you’re seeing… they’re Obama’s brilliant strategery.

- The Wright flap almost got Obama. He sat back and took it graciously. [ed: No mention of the big March speech in defense of Wright, that Sullivan once ranked as one of the greatest speeches in American history.]

- Hillary Clinton almost got Obama. But that was all on purpose. Isn’t he dreamy?

- I must admit, McCain has been successful this summer. “However, when you take the long view, you see cunning and method in Obama’s restraint and discipline.” [ed: I see failure]

- “The convention showed how attuned Obama’s emotional intelligence is. He gave the Clintons all they could have ever wanted.” [Um, not exactly, bud. BTW Andy, how deep does your tongue go?]

- “When Bill personally vouched for Obama’s readiness for office that night, the deal was sealed.” [Again: not exactly. You've heard of the November election, right Andy?]

- “Somehow, Obama had brought the Clintons fully on board… Anyone who can handle the Clintons that deftly is a very smooth operator. ” [Unbelievably naive. It was the Clintons who handled Obama. Sullivan is now in the territory of journalistic malpractice.]

- “Then the best speech of the week: Michelle Obama’s.” [Wasn't hers the first night? Before the Clintons?]

- “Joe Biden’s speech… was also oddly effective. Biden oozed classic Democratic culture: Irish-Catholic ethnics in Pennsylvania and Ohio and Michigan.” [Umm... You wish.] “He was the white uncle of the promising young black guy, reassuring the punters in the pub that the kid was all right.” [Back to the Americans are Racist meme, eh Andy?]

- “Then the finale: Obama’s oration to 84,000 people in a football stadium. And again: a strategic decision…” [to sound angry and uninspired and unfair in front of 30 million viewers]

I’m gonna stop here because the rest is equally adulatory, confused, naive and unreadable. He coins bombastic phrases like ‘educational experience’ to refer to a candidate’s simple education. He even defends the faux-Greek set by assuring us “It did not look like a Greek temple.” Thanks Andy – of course I’ll believe your eyes before my own!

Then at the end, he makes his sexist slams on Palin’s qualifications – when hers are actually better than Obama’s, i.e., more relevant to the job of President.

They proclaim to represent the minorities – but only if the minority stays downtrodden. If anyone from those groups simply follows the American dream – works hard, has good solid values and succeeds – that is a slap in the face of liberalism!