comment #1

BurmaShave says ...

Griff says ...

George Will .... Martin Short

John McCain.... Mark Harmon

Washington Post.... Cardboard Box

comment #2

D.Z. says ...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080922/ts_nm/usa_politics_poll_dc

comment #3

dinther says ...

Why should anyone pay attention to what George Will says? There has been no greater proponent of deregulation and the entirely circular "self-correcting market" argument that has been swallowed whole by republicans too lazy to govern. Now that we've seen the consequences of this philosophy in bloom, Will acts as if this is all someone else's doing.

comment #4

Mr. Muckle says ...

Attention should be paid because he's a conservative and he's written an excellent analysis that disembowels the so-called conservative (Republican) candidate. McCain has no principles, so it cannot be correct to label him with any (conservative or other). Just a rich, ambitious, self-entitled asshole running for office.

comment #5

Edward says ...

Will has no love for the current administration either, it makes me wonder if he's becoming more liberal in his dotage.

comment #6

corey3rd says ...

John McCain plans on uplifting the economy by finding us all 24 year old rich only child ladies to marry.

comment #7

T. S. Idiot says ...

"John McCain plans on uplifting the economy by finding us all 24 year old rich only child ladies to marry."

Sorry, Barry, I've decided to go Republican.

comment #8

Three says ...

Mr. Muckle -

I don't disagree with your assessment of McCain, but this "conservative" label is just hogwash.

People like Will who call themselves "conservative" have been governing for almost 8 years, and now they claim that, in fact, the "conservative" philosophy has not been in effect for 8 years.

If fact, the word "conservative" is an empty label without any real-world application (just as "liberal" is). "Conservatives" prop up straw men to shoot down -- e.g., they are against "wasteful spending" - as if someone is FOR wasteful spending. And as for their mantra of "limited government" - again, a meaningless term.

The real debate is in the details - how much regulation, which spending decisions to make - and none of this is addressed by silly labels.

comment #9

Mr. Muckle says ...

Totally agree, Three. The labels are useless in a political context. Bush a conservative?! With voluntary wars and nation-building, the run-up in government spending, record deficits, privatize the profits-socialize the losses for Wall Street?

I just don't think George Will, not that I ever listen to him, has ever said anything decent about a Democrat or negative about a Republican. But I'm probably wrong.

His observations about McCain's "dementia" are spot-on, though, IMO.

comment #10

Jesse Perry says ...

"I just don't think George Will, not that I ever listen to him, has ever said anything decent about a Democrat or negative about a Republican. But I'm probably wrong."

So, you didn't even read the excerpt that Jeff posted, much less the column?

comment #11

Richardson says ...

"People like Will who call themselves "conservative" have been governing for almost 8 years, and now they claim that, in fact, the "conservative" philosophy has not been in effect for 8 years."

Naomi Klein made an interesting point on Bill Maher this week, that both sides have a tendency (especially economically) to always say that any example of a person who governed using their philosophy and failed, the people respond, "Oh, but they weren't doing it *right*." The examples she used were capitalism (people's response to the current crisis) and socialism (any leftist talking about any socialist country), "Oh, that failed because they weren't *really* communist."

And her response was essentially "Yeah, that's because abstract theories change when they meet the real world."

comment #12

Mr. Muckle says ...

Grow up, Jesse. G Will is on TV, too. That's what "listen" means. I don't listen to him (or watch him) on TV.

But I had already read Will's article before gruver even referenced it here.

comment #13

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