The New Republic, like some other franchises I can name, has a proud past and a rather disgraceful present. However great it may once have been, it certainly isn’t great any longer and that includes its presence here on the internet. Last week on one of their “official” blogs, “The Plank”, Christopher Orr wrote a piece called “The Homer Simpson Party” (emphasis mine): First it was Arlen Specter announcing that he was switching parties explicitly because he didn’t think he could be reelected as a Republican. Next, of course, it was Sarah Palin eschewing politics as usual by vacating the…
An ongoing ramble by Charlie Sweatpants . .