Ranting to /dev/null

David Brooks again

He's got an article in the New York Times about what he calls "The Presidency Wars". Apparently, these have replaced the "Culture Wars" of the '80s and '90s. If you'll notice, current debates aren't really about policies, or even about ideologies. It's about beating the other side. We've displaced our ends here people. Who is President doesn't actually matter nearly as much as what he's going to do as President. But no one really seems to care anymore. It's a lot more fun to say that Bush (or Clinton) is evil, illegimate, and trying to destory the country than it is to have a policy debate.

If this is the state of modern politics, we're in a lot of trouble.