This Frank Rich Guy, He's Pretty Good

Like I say, there are good reasons that I link to Frank Rich so often. In this column he discusses how the Republicans, and therefore the mainstream press, portrayed the struggle over the stimulus package. He tactfully uses the word "clueless" only once.

This G.O.P., a largely white Southern male party with talking points instead of ideas and talking heads instead of leaders, is not unlike those “zombie banks” that we’re being asked to bail out. It is in too much denial to acknowledge its own insolvency and toxic assets. Given the mess the country is in, it would be helpful to have an adult opposition that could pull its weight, but that’s not the hand America has been dealt.