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BRIDGING THE BROOKS OF REASON

We at the Faux have (on a pretty good number of occasions) talked about “babbling brooks”, referencing David Brooks who would nuance this, access that, judge something else, but would always come up on the side of the of the political right wing. Somehow, he always endorsed the Republicans and always leaned to the right side, an opinion to which he is entitled. In his column in the New York Times on Friday, March 12, 2010, entitled “ Getting Obama Right” is a shocker, because in the view of Faux he nailed it, he got Obama right. Long story short, while they disagree on fundamental things, he feels that Barack Obama “is still the most realistic and reasonable major player in Washington“. He further goes on to say, “in a sensible country Obama would be able to clearly define his project without fear of offending the people he needs to get legislation passed”. And then he sadly, or realistically, (or maybe for the future if more people buy into this) notes that this is not that country. But, if people did not live in what he calls “information cocoons“they could be that country, because the information is out there, you just have to listen to others (as in our president). You have to listen to the case in Afghanistan for a surge that has the Taliban on the run, and again as Mr. Brooks pointed out (and we have noted) leaders are being regularly killed and assassinated. These people are not doing well under their secret Kenyan Muslim president and the world is not condemning us for it. Because, when you have a man that is not dismissive on a world stage our case doesn’t get dismissed. Oh, that our country can catch up and reason with our leader. Interesting times, huh?