David Brooks writes a column about why Romney is better than Obama:
He says that because the Republicans in the House will oppose Obama, but Democrats in the Senate (and Republicans in the House) will work with Romney, that Romney should be president.
That's triggered a lot of responses. Kevin Drum says
it amounts to giving in to hostage-takers. Over at Twitter, there is this slew of tweets from Jamelle Bouie (that also review Brooks' earlier endorsements):
Optimus Prime is is a character from the Transformers franchise.
This is the head for Brooks' Salon article:
George W. Bush should be president
Forget his image as a callous, empty-headed frat boy. People like him, and that means he'll attract and retain the best minds.
posted by Quiddity at 10/30/2012 05:35:00 AM
One of Andrew Sullivan's arguments (pleas) to vote for Obama is to stick it to the Republicans that have been holding the country hostage.
Come on lets wipe the smirk off of McConnell's face.