Broder To Compare Harry Reid's "Ineptitude" To That Of Alberto Gonzales
April 25, 2007 -- 6:13 PM EST // //
Blogswarm alert!
It looks as if David Broder's column tomorrow may be making the rather creative case that Harry Reid is as inept as...Alberto Gonzales.
How do I know this? Over at the Dallas Morning News, which prints Broder's column from time to time, they've done a teaser on the paper's blog previewing the Op-ed columns the paper is running tomorrow. Here it is:
Tomorrow's op-ed columnsTwo pieces that look at the deregulation/re-regulation debate going on in Austin:
*FRASER (State Sen. Troy Fraser) Writing in support of why proposed tweaks to deregulation aren’t “re-regulation.”
*TXU response (details to come)
(Carl Leubsdorf) The first Democratic debate is Thursday night and Carl uses this opportunity to reflect on where things stand on this side of the presidential race.
(David Broder) How Harry Reid has joined Alberto Gonzales as exhibit A of ineptitude.
I just checked with the Morning News's editorial department, and they assure me this characterization is accurate. I've also emailed WaPo.
Boy, oh, boy. Will Broder really argue that Reid is as inept as Gonzales, despite the fact (or perhaps because of the fact) that Reid has refused to back down on Iraq while simultaneously maintaining public approval of his approach? He's also maintained a respectable 46% approval rating -- far higher than Bush, who Broder says is on the verge of a comeback. What is it that's so profoundly threatening about Reid's success to the Broders of the world?
Okay -- we should absolutely reserve judgment until we see what the man actually wrote, of course. But here's something to keep an eye out for. Yesterday Broder bashed Reid during a radio interview for saying the war is "lost," insisting that "about every six weeks or so there's another episode where he has to apologize for the way in which he has bungled the Democratic case." Fine, Reid's line was clumsy and could have been more artfully done. But Broder's assertion that Reid has had to apologize "every six weeks" is flat-out false.
Will Broder repeat it? And if so, when do we get to stop calling him the "Dean" and start calling him inept?
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