Analyzing Analysts' Analysis

Today, let's turn our attention to David Brooks, the formerly token Conservative-lite columnist for the New York Times (Bill Kristol now makes two).

In his most recent column Brooks opens with this:

"Back in Iowa, Barack Obama promised to be something new - an unconventional leader who would confront unpleasant truths, embrace novel policies and unify the country. If he had knocked Hillary Clinton out in New Hampshire and entered general-election mode early, this enormously thoughtful man would have become that."

Anybody got a problem with that? Because I do. "Enormously thoughtful?" Brooks considers Obama to be enormously thoughtful? Where's the evidence? Since Brooks goes on to discuss where Barry went wrong, he doesn't offer any of his own examples of Obo-brilliance. I, myself, couldn't think of any or I would have presented them, because as you know, I'm nothing if not objective.

So correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't all the trouble the Obama has gotten himself into been due to a lack of thought? And then haven't all his explanations actually "compounded the felonies?"

I realize there's a slim possibility that Brooks was being facetious or that he was merely pandering to the Times' audience, the overwhelming majority of which could never be accused of being enormously thoughtful, but as one who is rather familiar with Mr. Brooks,

I have to say that I think he believes what he said.

That raises the question then: Can a man who's not enormously thoughtful himself discern that quality in someone else? If Brooks was being accurate, should he not have said that "From what I can tell, Obama seems to be enormously thoughtful, which may not be saying much?

You want enormously thoughtful, David? I'll give you enormously thoughtful: I bet you'd marry Barry if you could... and you lived in Massachusetts?... or you got a sex change... then you could title your column, Our Miss Brooks?!

That said, I recommend that you read Brooks' commentary. Once you get past the first paragraph, he's enormously thoughtful (the Times must be so dismayed) in documenting many of Obama's enormously thoughtless moments...

I never thought I'd say this, but thank God for long election seasons - it's given us time to realize that America's Messiah is actually a very bad man.