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Grins

(9,201 posts)
33. He covered for Republicans going back 45 years
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:33 PM
4 hrs ago

He looked the other way with Harry Dent, Lee Atwater, Roger Stone. Covered for and never criticized Reagan. Same with Bush II and Karl Rove. He couldn’t wait for Bush’s grand war against people who never did anything to us, called those of us against that war liberal appeasers, or worse - traitors - just like the rest of the Reich-wing media. He, like Krauthammer, believed all the lies and propaganda coming out of the WH pushing for a war against Iraq, and gave it cover until even - William Freaking Buckley - said, “We fucked up. We lost.” And then it was “How did America fail…?”

Driftglass calls him the Pope of the High and Holy Church of “Both Sides Do It!!” And for that, too - fuck him.

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expert on intl relations said that its difficult to know if trumps policies are for USA or his wealth acquisitions BlueWaveNeverEnd 17 hrs ago #1
not difficult at all. It's about Trump and acquisitions for Trump. RockCreek 17 hrs ago #3
Absolutely... GiqueCee 16 hrs ago #11
trump takes hitler's ideas, and jacks them with steroids. slightlv 15 hrs ago #16
That tracks. (nt) GiqueCee 15 hrs ago #17
I phrased it wrong. Intl expert knows trump is a mixing USA policies with desire his family to personally benefit. BlueWaveNeverEnd 15 hrs ago #19
Hint... FalloutShelter 17 hrs ago #5
This is why we are where we are. Bluetus 15 hrs ago #14
I phrased it wrong. Intl expert knows trump is a mixing USA policies with personally benefiting BlueWaveNeverEnd 15 hrs ago #18
You are giving Trump way too much credit. Bluetus 14 hrs ago #23
Understatement of the year. marble falls 17 hrs ago #2
Understatement by the media is how we got here. Bluetus 15 hrs ago #15
No shit! 45 years of republican media ownership has done this. BComplex 15 hrs ago #21
We have to be vigilant about the accuracy of "news" from new media Bluetus 14 hrs ago #22
F'kin "water is wet" Brooks. harumph 17 hrs ago #4
Salt of the earth... 3825-87867 16 hrs ago #7
He is only screaming because he must have lost power and money now. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #8
Thank you!!! displacedvermoter 16 hrs ago #12
He covered for Republicans going back 45 years Grins 4 hrs ago #33
Should have been a court jester. Scruffy1 16 hrs ago #6
When Trump is gone they will all be doing this - TBF 16 hrs ago #9
Brooks is a fake intellectual who has always defended the Republican Party no matter how bad their policies for the Martin68 16 hrs ago #10
Very late. Does he not understand what we've been trying to do? MadameButterfly 9 hrs ago #25
The reason that Trump is popular among you Republicans Mblaze 15 hrs ago #13
A house divided against itself cannot stand. patphil 15 hrs ago #20
Coming from Brooks, I'd say, yup, we're in deep shit, people. Joinfortmill 10 hrs ago #24
Took you long enough to notice, Davy... regnaD kciN 8 hrs ago #26
I agree with the aquisition of power statement canetoad 8 hrs ago #27
David Brooks facilitated MAGAts... maspaha 6 hrs ago #28
So did the majority of Republicans and Conservatives. rickford66 4 hrs ago #32
This really nails it... SleeplessinSoCal 6 hrs ago #29
Until we address the capitalism problem, none of this goes away. BlueTsunami2018 5 hrs ago #30
Doesn't it just drive your f*cking CRAZY... Trueblue Texan 4 hrs ago #31
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