I see the point, but she, and her ilk, do bear responsibility.
She is the one who, for years now, have been pushing irresponsible candidates - this after hard-won credibility in the internet-punditry business.
Annie writes a wicked polemic. But when the rubber hits the road, she's all on the side of squish and muddled. She liked Chubbs Christie. She was mushy for Mittens. The Internet was not so ubiquitous when Dole was running, but I can guess where she stood. Or where she was paid to stand.
She is not the cause, but she is a very-prominent shill for the persons and forces which keep us LOSING.
We aren't little sheep to be led by whoever has the podium under their elbows or a book on the rack.
We can discern whether these folks who would mold our opinions and beliefs make sense or are off base, and frequently do with Liberals. To not apply that critical thinking to even those who decry Liberals, out of misplaced faith in them to lead us blindly down the right path is folly.
We need to carefully consider what they say,
especially if it is what we want to hear, and if it doesn't pass muster, discard it. Wanting something to be acceptably good doesn't make it that way and only leads to disappointment.
If Conservatives and the rest of Republicans have failed to do that due diligence, it's on us. She may be a messenger, but we still have to determine if the message is accurate, and there is a brand of intellectual laziness which will permit a lot to get by. As Ronald Reagan so succinctly said, "Trust, but verify."
Ann has a talent for acerbic wit, a way with words, and biting sarcasm. That can be entertaining in itself, however that doesn't mean she is always right, by any means. If she is wrong too often, or backs the wrong people, she will lose status in the eyes of those of us who read her commentary, as we see happening today. That is a punishment in itself. She is not a prophet, but a commentator.
