...and, with an opposing viewpoint...
Kevin Drum disagrees with me about Charles Pierce's review of the Carville/Begala book, "Take It Back...". And although I agree with Kevin about the policy vacuum that has sucked the life out of the Democratic Party of late (and have said so numerous times here), I think he completely misses the point of Pierce's comments.
Carville and Begala, by their coziness to, and participation in, the "inside the beltway", "Tucker Carlson's a nice guy" secret squirrel society, have forfeited their position as policy guys. It doesn't matter what they say about policy because of everything else they say. If you want pure policy, get some guys whose biggest concern isn't staying on the Meet the Press "A" List and getting the big invite to the Bob Novak Dracula Ball.
There are plenty of those people out there, and although they may not have the media skills that Carville and Begala have developed in their little act, you can find those guys too. Team them up. Let James and Paul do the circuit, and let the real policy warriors do the work and carry the day.
Carville and Begala? I say put a fork in em'. They're done.
Carville and Begala, by their coziness to, and participation in, the "inside the beltway", "Tucker Carlson's a nice guy" secret squirrel society, have forfeited their position as policy guys. It doesn't matter what they say about policy because of everything else they say. If you want pure policy, get some guys whose biggest concern isn't staying on the Meet the Press "A" List and getting the big invite to the Bob Novak Dracula Ball.
There are plenty of those people out there, and although they may not have the media skills that Carville and Begala have developed in their little act, you can find those guys too. Team them up. Let James and Paul do the circuit, and let the real policy warriors do the work and carry the day.
Carville and Begala? I say put a fork in em'. They're done.
posted by John at 4:28 PM
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