Jay Nordlinger does what he almost always does. Has the best commentary on the issue of the day. That issue being Rush. He starts with Colin Powell:
After November’s election, Colin Powell said that Republicans have to stop listening to Rush Limbaugh. Since when have they ever listened to Rush? For president, the Republicans nominated probably Rush’s least favorite politician (in the GOP, that is). And I’m sure most Rush fans voted for him, because they thought he was a lot better than the alternative, which he was.
Whom did Powell support, by the way? Barack Obama, the Democrat, and the most left-wing president we have ever elected, possibly. I’m not sure that Powell Republicanism is the Republicanism the GOP should want.
And let me say a further word about John McCain — whom I admire, and whom I voted for enthusiastically. He was almost perfect for the GOP moderate types, you would have thought. He was anti-Christian Right. He was Mr. Campaign Finance Reform. He was Mr. Amnesty. He was Mr. Global Warming. He was Mr. Reach Across the Aisle.
Except for being against abortion and for free trade, he was well-nigh perfect.
And if McCain isn’t good enough for the Powell brigades — who ever would be?
He gets to the bottom line in a hurry:
For eight years, we heard nothing but “Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.” Those who did the most to block or undermine President Bush were exalted as the Great Americans, and People. But dare oppose The One (i.e., our 44th president) — and you’re one of the lowest life forms.
Well, nuts to that.
There are many things wrong with the Republican party today, and Rush Limbaugh, in my opinion, is not one of them. Donald Rumsfeld (another pet bogey) used to say, “America is not what’s wrong with the world.” That is true. And Rush Limbaugh is not what is wrong with the Republican party.
Frankly, Secretary Powell is more like what’s wrong: If he can’t discern the superiority of John McCain to Barack Obama, where the presidency is concerned, who needs him?
The whole column should be required reading for Republicans. If republicans aren’t willing to figure this out then we deserve all that we get.
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I agree with what you have authored in you your posting and hope you understand my feelings about racism in regards to journalism in the media.
I think it isn’t so much how a different group perceives different things. It’s how the media decides to anoint some things as over the line and some things like Morning Joe’s “Being Black isn’t enough” line about Michael Steele as not.
This is the failing of journalism today. The demise of newspapers illustrates the people’s vote on this.