Ethics

Kristol: Partisanship Over Logic

By Ed Brayton

Bill Kristol is actually a very smart guy. The problem is that his partisanship is far stronger than his intelligence and it causes him to shut off his brain and bore full speed ahead with what he must know is utter bullshit. Like this inane blather:

One reason the system isn't is some of the people he put in charge -- Janet Napolitano and Dennis Blair come to mind. Another reason is certain concrete policy choices they've made -- e.g., embracing a law enforcement approach and, without even weighing the choice, immediately choosing to treat Abdulmutallab as a criminal suspect, not an enemy combatant.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on December 31, 2009 (boomark / email).