I will say this bluntly, for the record. Anna Quindlen is full of shit. Her latest column is nothing but a rant on how much she hates the Bush Administration because it acts when she doesn't want it to, for her protection (Iraq, NSA wiretaps), and doesn't act when it isn't federally allowed (in New Orleans). She prostests Preisdential power when it comes to protecting American families from terrorism, but objects when it doesn't expand that power to take over municipalities at will (that will be Kelo II).

She says an air of malaise grips this country, and I for one do not see it anywhere but the newsmedia. Are people going through hard times? Yes, but not any more than during the Clinton Administration, except for those affected by Katrina. I see a bright future for this country, America striding foreward to lead the 21st Century Anna Quindlen does not. She is just another liberal stuck in 1968, and proves it by mention the most hated man in American history who isn't George Bush or Dick Cheney: Richard M. Nixon:

Officials are claiming they can't release documents about the bureaucratic disaster because of executive privilege. Americans of a certain age are familiar with executive privilege; it's what Richard Nixon cited when he was using the White House as his own private political boiler room.

Wow, what a revolutionary idea! Take someone you irrationally hate, and compare him to someone else you hate. Too bad she picked Nixon. She must have missed the "Bush is Hitler" memo. I at least hope that Quindlen in her delusional state, remains on the back page of Newsweek, where she can't do that much harm, and it is easiest to tear out for tissue purposes.

Posted by Ryan S. on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 3:13 PM | Permalink |