Andrew Sullivan is Back

And he brought a suitcase full of P-town, W hatred back as souvenirs.

Man! First day back:

This was the month in which it became official that the Bush administration is not interested in restraining the size of the federal government, but in expanding it to serve its own ends. When Fred Barnes concedes it, the conventional wisdom is set.

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I could forgive this administration almost anything if it got the war right. But, after a great start, it's getting hard to believe the White House is in control of events any more.

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Can we all now agree that [the carrier landing] was the dumbest political gesture of the last two years?

Glad you're back, Andrew, did you have a good time? How was the weather up there? On Wednesday, he reacts to some user mail. Today, he's on it again:

More evidence of the runaway federal government under Bush. The sheer profligacy of this administration continues to astound. If you're a fiscal conservative, Howard Dean is beginning to look attractive.

I had stood still long enough. I sent an email to Mr. Sullivan, subject "If you're a fiscal conservative...":

"...and you've been lobotomized, you might go for Howard Dean!

"Welcome back, Andrew, but the fullisades against W have really taken me aback. You're not too keen on supply-side, okay. But Dean's conservatism is that he'll raise taxes as much as he needs to to balance the budget. That may work in Vermont, that would ruin the USA.

"I wish W were a small-government conservative. He's not. The tax cuts are a lot more important. As Larry Kudlow says, "growth will pat off the deficits." New taxes will just stifle growth,"

And it was returned, "User Mailbox Full." Hahahahahahaha, guess I am not the only one...

I have lost faith in pundits before. I used to watch Chris Matthews's "Hardball," then I moved to O'Reilly -- now I can't stomach either. I have given up on "The McLaughlin Group." I did not buy nor read the new Ann Coulter book.

But if lose Andrew, it will hurt. I have extreme respect for his intelligence, his writing is a joy, and I respect his independence of thought. He has paid for his courage in standing up to GLAAD and Act Up!

He is still top of the blogroll here, and I read him everyday. But if I hear the Gov. Dean == Fiscal Conservativism too many more times, I dunno.

Posted by jk at September 4, 2003 04:09 PM