Pundit’s Fallacy
Matthew Yglesias demonstrates, rather convincingly, he is much better atuned to the American polity than his former teacher, Thomas Friedman.
Indeed, what the hell is Friedman thinking?
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‘Imagine if George Bush declared that he was getting rid of his limousine for an armor-plated Ford Escape hybrid, adopting a geo-green strategy and building an alliance of neocons, evangelicals and greens to sustain it. His popularity at home – and abroad – would soar.’
If he had done this right before 11/2/04 GWB’s soaring popularity would have propelled him to retirement.