When will they ever learn

[pecunium]

Jonah Goldberg really needs to learn that Trouble rather the tiger in his den than the sage among his books.

Goldberg, as bellatrys pointed out, made the mistake of going after Juan Cole. I may disagree with the arguments Mr. Cole makes, from time to time, but I wouldn't dream of saying he wasn't qualified to make them.

I certainly wouldn't, after a public spanking for committing such an idiocy, return to that folly.

But perhaps that's why I'm not making the sorts of money Mr. Goldberg does, pontificating on television.

Comments

[cluefairy-j.livejournal.com]

Take my hit and run bloggers, please.

[pecunium.livejournal.com]

Ok, but you have to take the idiots who get sanctimonious on me.

I see that there's a problem there. Apparently you do not. We'll see what happens in the next 20 years.

This was in "response" (because the responses were tangiental, and only semi-relevant) to comments I made on Social Security.

I can better bear righteousness (because I've been known to use it) but smarmy sanctimony (I can't pretend I've not been sanctimonious, on things like torture.... but on Social Security?) irks the shit out of me.

Sorry bout the drive bys.

On the other hand, it means people are reading you. :)

TK

[cluefairy-j.livejournal.com]

>>> I see that there's a problem there. Apparently you do not. We'll see what happens in the next 20 years.

huh?

Nah, I guess i'll keep 'em. The drive bys are less. I do like the fact that I don't have everyone commenting on my blog with a "yeah!" Sometimes I get tired of reading "yes men" type responses. It's nice to know I have friends who are willing to speak their minds even if others disagree.

Well, let's not get overboard with "people are reading you"....I'm a fluff blog.