Will somebody please explain what’s wrong with Nicholas Kristof? The same guy who writes <\/P> And that’s not all. “While Mr. Kerry zigs and zags on trade and Middle East policy,” Kristof Then he cites the Ignoramus’s “grim willingness to raise gas prices during his re-election Some might call Kristof’s remarks nuanced or even-handed. I call it nuts. It staggers belief. It There’s a long list of non-zig-zaggers you could name who fit Kristof’s peculiar thinking.
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\n[M]ost liberals have not revised their view that Mr. Bush is a nitwit. In fact,
\nI’m convinced that Mr. Bush is not only smarter, but also a better man than his critics believe.
\nMost important, he’s not a panderer.<\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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\nwrites, “Mr. Bush has a core of values and provides genuine leadership” — [but, get this]<\/I>
\n— “typically, I believe, in the wrong direction …”<\/P>
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\ncampaign” — which, Kristof allows, is “foolish economically” and “crazy politically” — as a sign of
\n“a solidity of character and convictions.”<\/P>
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\nalso makes you wonder what medication Kristof is on. By his fuzzy logic Osama bin Laden
\ndoesn’t zig and zag either. He’s got a core of values, too. And the way he’s been motivating his
\ntroops, he sure as hell is providing genuine leadership, albeit in the wrong direction. <\/P>
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\nHitler, Stalin, Mao for starters. They showed the world a core of values and demonstrated
\ngenuine leadership in the wrong direction. The Ignoramus nowhere near deserves to be elevated
\ninto those ranks, thank gawd. But that’s poor consolation.
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