Between that and the CNBC debate, it was not a day of glory for the media.
I do not understand why the RNC (and Priebus) continue to play Charlie Brown and the football with people who hate them.
[Update a few minutes later]
More linkage from Ed Driscoll, here and here. Yes, attacking the media is perfectly appropriate, and plays well to the base. Everyone knows these people are going to vote for whoever the Democrat nominee is no matter what the candidates do or say, and it won’t hurt in the general election. Most people can’t stand these unctuous Democrats with bylines.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Yes, both CNBC and Jeb Bush committed political suicide last night. I don’t know which of Bush’s advisers told him it would be a good idea to attack Marco Rubio on his (non)voting record, but it backfired on him spectacularly.
I’ve indicated I admire Hof’s honesty and courage in admitting this. But that doesn’t mean I admire everything about him. For example, why didn’t he speak up in September of 2012, which after all was prior to Obama’s re-election? Might it have mattered? I really don’t know, but maybe. And why, oh why, had this very smart man not noticed that the biggest “policy priority” of the Obama administration has long been politics and spinning to political advantage?
Seriously, by March of 2012, how could he have not realized this? His bio doesn’t say much about his political affiliation—I would guess “Democrat” and probably “liberal Democrat”—and this is the most likely explanation for his failure to notice things that were absolutely obvious but would mean splitting with the party.
And there is no more unforgivable thought crime than splitting with the Party, regardless of the damage to the nation
Is it slip slipping away? Many seem determined to grease the skids. And as noted, the picture of the European “defence ministers” is less than inspiring.