Tuesday, June 24, 2008

The Brooks Paradox

David Brooks really outsmarts himself in his column today, "The Bush Paradox", in the New York Times. Here is the letter I sent to the Times.

David Brooks praises President Bush for advocating the surge. He concludes his column by stating:
"Life is complicated. The reason we have democracy is that no one side is right all the time. The only people who are dangerous are those who can’t admit, even to themselves, that obvious fact."
Using this definition, isn't George W. Bush the most dangerous man alive, since he never admits to a mistake.
So now we have "The Brooks Paradox."