Earth to Mr. Brooks

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/12/opinion/12brooks.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

I am not sure what to make of David Brooks’ column on Friday, for he seems to be genuinely shocked that the modern-day Republican Party is a mere shell of the party that once called such great Americans as Hamilton (actually a Federalist) and Lincoln members (not to mention the populist Prime Minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher). Surprisingly, there is no mention of the second-coming himself, Ronald Ray-Guns (see photo below and of course, to the right) Gipper, for I guess summoning his holiness to appear in the same article as such abominations as John McCain or Mike (I heart) Huckabee is way beneath him. Brooks has somehow managed to deceive himself into believing that it is the “ambitious working-class parents who are the backbone of the G.O.P.” Dave, what are you smoking and where can I get some?! He goes on to say that the G.O.P. “has lost intimate contact with the working-class dreamer who longs to make good.” Dave, methinks you need to take a walk outside of your log cabin and experience intimate contact with reality. Very unfortunately, Barry Goldwater is no longer with us and his brand of conservatism has been replaced with Republican ideals that are far from conservative, if not outright extremist. At the same time, he seems to be equally blown away by the fact that Democratic presidential candidates have considerably more cogent and concrete plans regarding both foreign AND domestic policies! Here is perhaps the biggest mind-blower of all: many if not most of Hillary Clinton’s policies are more Republican-esque than they are populist! HOLY COW! I find it perplexing that an op-ed columnist for arguably the best daily newspaper in the nation could be so painfully out of touch. I mean if he wrote for say, The Washington Times, that would be one thing – but this is The New York Times, man! I know I’ve done my fair share of trashing it in the past, but it is one of the few real American news sources left that has at least a shred of integrity left (sans David Brooks). I realize that he is the token Republican much like how Alan Colmes is the token Democratic on Fox News; the supposed member of the opposition party that is at least somewhat sympathetic (mostly just pathetic though) to the generally representative views of the outlet. I guess everyone on the left has to take at least one shot at Davey B. – well, this has been mine.