Kevin Drum at the Washington Monthly is one of my favorite bloggers. He mixes a little humor with outrage and perception for a good daily read.
But I’ve got to agree with Lean Left on this one: Kevin doesn’t like Robert Scheer of the LA Times even though he is a conservative who has turned against Bush. He cites Scheer’s column today and this passage.
If they were true to their principles, moderate Republicans and consistent conservatives would be supporting John Kerry. Instead, their acquiescence to the reckless whims of George W. Bush marks a descent into that political abyss of opportunism where partisanship is everything and principle nothing.
How else to explain their cynical support for this shallow adventurer, a phony lightweight who has bled the Treasury dry while incompetently squandering the lives of young Americans in a needless imperial campaign?
My reaction in his comments section:
“If this were written for a liberal blog or The Nation it would be fine.”
It’s fine that you don’t like Scheer, Kevin, but I find it curious that you expect less of bloggers than columnists. If we had a little more passion in daily papers instead of some of the bland “Oh-I’m-so-clever” blather, we might have an electorate a little more engaged.