The Long View

Essayist Bob Herbert takes note of Sarah Palin’s opining on foreign affairs to Katie Couric (Queen of MSM Softball Pitchers):
When asked again this week about her puerile linkage of foreign policy proficiency and Alaska’s proximity to Russia, this time by Katie Couric of CBS News, here is what Ms. Palin said she meant:
“That Alaska has [...]

An administration that values cronyism over competence.
An administration that values secrecy over transparency.
An administration that views criticism as disloyalty and brands critics as enemies.
An administration that retaliates against its critics and opponents.
An administration that believes in its Divinely Ordained Manifest Destiny.
No, I’m not rehashing the last eight years of Incurious George, the mischievous monkey who has [...]