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Don’t Blame St. John
Balloon Juice — He is just an innocent victim of the media, bloggers, and the conservative establishment: Brooks is a conservative who admires McCain, so I suppose even this level of criticism is sort of admirable. Still, the passive-voice construction of the entire column really grates. Bloggers are somehow responsible for McCain running juvenile ads comparing Obama to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears? A bored press is responsible for McCain claiming that Obama puts personal interest ahead of country? The conservative establishment prevented McCain from calling out ...

Drum vs Brooks
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Pretty much my feeling about the column this morning: Brooks is a conservative who admires McCain, so I suppose even this level of criticism is sort of admirable. Still, the passive-voice construction of the entire column really grates. Bloggers are somehow responsible for McCain running juvenile ads comparing Obama to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears? A bored press is responsible for McCain claiming that Obama puts personal interest ahead of country? The conservative establishment prevented McCain from calling out Jerome Corsi's book for the vile trash that ...

David Brooks makes excuses for McCain
Political Animal — ... say. It didn’t work. The poverty tour got very little coverage on the network news. McCain and his advisers realized the only way they could get TV attention was by talking about the subject that interested reporters most: Barack Obama. I suppose, for Brooks, this constitutes criticism of McCain. The underlying message of the column is that McCain has become something of a phony. That said, Brooks’ excuse-making is utter nonsense. Kevin explained: Bloggers are somehow responsible for McCain running juvenile ads ...

Midday open thread
Daily Kos — ... laughed. AK-Sen: Ted Stevens' new defense: he's above the law. I wonder how a judge will treat that claim. Everyone has veep scoops! Too bad none of the names match. We've got Kaine, Biden, Sebelius, Reed, Dodd and Daschle. Gore will speak Thursday at the convention, at Invesco Field. What? You mean he doesn't play Dungeons and Dragons? Whatever happened to the party of personal responsibility? With conservatives, it's always someone else's fault. ...

David Brooks: The Media Is Responsible for McCain’s Negative Campaign
Comments from Left Field — ... Kevin Drum: “… Bloggers are somehow responsible for McCain running juvenile ads comparing Obama to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears? A bored press is responsible for McCain claiming that Obama puts personal interest ahead of country? The conservative establishment prevented McCain from calling out Jerome Corsi’s book for the vile trash that it is? The system forced McCain to hire one of Karl Rove’s disciples as his campaign manager?Enough. Just enough. There are plenty of ways of getting attention, and McCain made ...