The David Broder matrix:

In a column praising "independence" and "centrism" - without really saying what that's supposed to be about, Broder mentions several politicians. Here is how they are described:

	characterization
Republican
Sen. John McCain	not an ordinary man
Sen. Lindsey Graham	not an ordinary man
Sen. John Warner	not an ordinary man
Colin Powell	one of the most admired Americans
George W. Bush	lawless and reckless
Michael Bloomberg	man of the center
Sen. Lincoln Chafee	has virtue of independence
Sen. Mike DeWine	forming a center for the Senate
Democrat running as an independent
Joe Lieberman	man of the center
Democrat
Al Gore	arrogant know-it-all
John Kerry	arrogant know-it-all
Rep. Sherrod Brown	loud advocate of policies that offer a false hope

Clearly, Broder is a one-party man. Republican. He sees no role for Democrats. If there is a problem, it's up to Republicans to fix it (with the Democrats doing nothing more than voting to support whatever policies McCain, Warner, et al, advocate).

He also takes to task "vituperative, foul-mouthed bloggers on the left". Apparently, he's never listened to Michael Savage, Mark Levin, Ann Coulter, David Horowitz, Mike Gallagher, Rush Limbaugh, Michelle Malkin, or read Little Green Footbals, Protein Wisdom, Powerline, Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler - to mention just a few.


posted by Quiddity at 9/21/2006 08:58:00 AM