I knew David Brooks would like the State of the Union. In my opinion, he is wiping the floor with Joe Klein today in their riveting discussion about the war. Here’s a beaut from the Slate dialogue:
“Another nice thing about the State of the Union speech was the way it contradicted the polls-which indicated that Bush should focus on the economy. But if Bush wasn’t speaking softly and carrying a big stick, he was doing something more appropriate for the moment. He was behaving in a Churchillian manner. He was jolting the country out of a creeping illusion of normalcy. He was giving a blood, sweat, and tears booster shot. He was galvanizing the public because in times of conflict, national morale is the resource the nation must depend on. Actually, by the bloodthirsty standards of most war speeches, I thought his speech was restrained.”
Amen, David. Amen.
The Dish 