Novak Makes Coulter Look Credible

I can’t stand Bob Novak. I have always thought the episodes of Crossfire with him as the Wrong Wing stooge were the worst. For that matter, I don’t like Carville’s continuous pandering to the audience, either. But, at least he makes some sense…… sometimes.

After he did such a good job for the White House, in outing a CIA operative –without any of the legal repercussions that would befall a lesser stooge, I might add – he appears to have been called on again.

On Crossfire Steve McMahon is talking about the Republican desire to privatize Social Security. Novak, from MediaMatters:

challenged Democratic strategist Steve McMahon to "name me one" Republican who has ever said "let's privatize Social Security." When McMahon responded that President Bush has done so, Novak exclaimed, "That's a lie!" Novak defended his statement by suggesting a distinction between Bush's plan for private Social Security accounts and "privatization."

Well, as only the world of blogs can do, MediaMatters has him cold:

Bob Novak before the word came down from party headquarters (Capitol Gang, Sept. 14th, 2002 where we find Mark Shields at mid-Outrage of the Week) ...
Mark Shields: In an Orwellian abuse of the language, conservatives, including even the respected Cato Institute, insist that they're now for Social Security choice, not for dreaded 'privatization'. Yes, and war is peace.
Robert D. Novak.

NOVAK: I'm still for privatization.

I’ve never understood what Bob Novak did to get on tv anyway, but this seals the deal. Bob Novak does the impossible: he makes Ann Coulter look credible.

posted by Stash @ 1:29 PM