George Will calls right wing attacks on Obama's Iran response "foolish criticism"

[jefferson_dem]

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George Will Calls Right-Wing Iran Attacks on Obama “Foolish”George Will may not know much about climate change or bicycle commuting but I think he’s mostly been a voice of reason on foreign policy issues relative to most conservative pundits. Today was no exception as he called out his colleagues for “foolish criticism” of the President’s approach to Iran:

The president is being roundly criticized for insufficient, rhetorical support for what’s going on over there. It seems to me foolish criticism. The people on the streets know full well what the American attitude toward the regime is. And they don’t need that reinforced.

It’s worth keeping in mind that the people trying to loudly position themselves as the Iranian people’s greatest friends are the exact same people who wanted to drop bombs on Iranians just a couple of weeks ago.

http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/06/george-will-calls-right-wing-iran-attacks-on-obama-foolish.php

[babylonsister]

1. George Will also wrote this today, so I don't much care

what he has to say.

We Don't Need Radical Health Care Reform

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/06/21/taking_a_razor_to_the_presidents_plan_97094.html

[jefferson_dem]

2. Yeah. Will's a fuckwad.

Point is ... this attack on Obama is even too "fuckwaddy" for him. That puts things into perspective, at least.

[Cha]

4. And, I think that's a

good point. Since the corporatemedia only has a certain amount of mediawhores on tv..it can only help the Planet when one speaks out on stupidity.

[JI7]

8. he is conservative so he will never support that, but at least he has some sense on foreign policy

[Sailing]

3. Big Deal...

Even a broken clock can be right a couple of times a day.

[timeforpeace]

5. Today he's OK. But not yesterday. And not tomorrow.

[Hatalles]

6. QFT = "Quoted for Truth"

"It’s worth keeping in mind that the people trying to loudly position themselves as the Iranian people’s greatest friends are the exact same people who wanted to drop bombs on Iranians just a couple of weeks ago. "

[MindMatter]

7. What else could he say?

I mean, this wasn't Faux, where is it sufficient to yammer on vaguely about socialism and such. In this venue, there;s a very good chance that if he criticized Obama's approach, somebody would ask, "OK, then tell us a better plan." and of course he doesn't have one. So he took the smart course. He's considerably smarter than your average conservative.

[kag]

9. umm...

>>He's considerably smarter than your average conservative.

faint praise.

[Liberal_Christian]

11. That just means he's more devious.

A conservative can be well-informed or have a good moral foundation but never both. Thats what separates the pundits and politicians from the members of their voting base.

[MindMatter]

12. The tallest midget in the room

And that might be his strategy. With people like William Buckley and William Rusher getting older and dying, it can be a great niche to be seen as one of those rare birds, thinking conservatives.

It is a niche that will never be challenged by Limbaugh, Savage, Faux or any of them.

[bjobotts]

10. Batting one out of a thousand. His opinion isn't worth hearing even when right