Reporter Tom Ricks Drifting in His Own Pool

For John, BLUF:  Some write to provoke.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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At an Althouse blog post Thursday morning was a comment on the article by Reporter Tom Ricks, headlined "Why Am I Moving Left".  The sub-headline was "I used to be right down the middle.  But America’s changed, and so have I."  The venue for publication was Politico.

The Ricks lede:

In my late 50s, at a time of life when most people are supposed to be drifting into a cautious conservatism, I am surprised to find myself moving steadily leftward.

Frankly, I think it is just Tom Ricks playing the contrarian card, to see what will happen.

In the comments at the Althouse post was this little jewel:

Blogger john said…
Before national elections NPR always sends their intrepid reporter up to a small town in New Hampshire where she finds a group of "staunch republican" women who nonetheless will vote democrat this time because of the vile rightward shift of the GOP.

I look forward to those news broadcasts in the fall.  When I hear them I know Christmas is coming soon.

7/24/14, 12:23 PM

Regards  —  Cliff