Comments on: Dick Cheney Not Insane

By: carpeicthus

carpeicthus — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:36:24 +0000

Nope, just evil. I have little sympathy for anyone making such a diagnosis from afar, with little evidence, and for political reasons. That's the kind of thing Charles Krauthammer does.

Wait a second … he's just trying to keep people from honing in on his hack territory. It makes sense now!

By: Derrick

Derrick — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:25:56 +0000

Well, I guess if I was wondering who out there is still willing to defend Cheney, I have my answer.

By: Ugh

Ugh — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:24:01 +0000

Krauthammer probably feels a special interest in TNR since he was on its masthead for a number of years.

That makes more sense.

Of course I was exaggerating the dearth of TNR's readership, though compared to the Post's circulation I imagine TNR's might as well be zero.

By: Anderson

Anderson — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:57:24 +0000

Evil; crazy. Not the same, Ms. Cottle.

By: The Florida Masochist

The Florida Masochist — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:12:27 +0000

I still read TNR and have subscribed to the magazine almost constantly since 1980. Then I'm a masochist, don't pay attention to what I do.

Bill

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:56:07 +0000

I’m still wondering why Krauthammer felt the need to rebut the TNR story, no one reads that thing anyway, but now many more will. Krauthammer probably feels a special interest in TNR since he was on its masthead for a number of years. I'm not sure nobody reads TNR anymore--heck, I do--but they've long had a problem establishing a core identity. In the Kinsley days, they were a "liberal journal" that featured the likes of Fred Barnes. Then they were run by Andrew Sullivan, a conservative. Then they became liberal internationalist. Now they're trying to be hard-core left in a crowded field. Still, I think they have interesting content on a daily basis, at least in the online version.

By: Ugh

Ugh — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:24:01 +0000

Perhaps, but it might be more relevant had it happened a few years ago, rather than almost 40.

I'm still wondering why Krauthammer felt the need to rebut the TNR story, no one reads that thing anyway, but now many more will.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:17:41 +0000

Wow, he manages to bring up Chappaquiddick.

An oldie but a goodie!

And, actually, a rather reasonable case to cite against the idea that Cheney's waiting a few hours to alert the media about the shooting incident is a sign of insanity.

By: Ugh

Ugh — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:08:43 +0000

Wow, he manages to bring up Chappaquiddick.

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