Honest and solid aren't reasonably used to characterize Andrew's writing.
One could start with his obsession with whether Sarah Palin's son Trig was Sarah's son or grandson.
Or the McCaughey piece widely believed to have helped tank Clinton's health care reform. An article that later had to be retracted because it was written by a republican operative and wildly deceptive. But hey, mission accomplished: health care reform dead for a generation. And the fact that it was completely incorrect, and contributed to an excess of 45k deaths per year, is just another trophy in Andrew's case.
Andrew is similarly famous for "are blacks genetically inferior? Let's discuss! I bet these nazis over here have some insightful opinions on this question!"
And who can forget the way he treated people opposing the Iraq war -- people far smarter than Andrew, who grudgingly was forced to admit his stupidity. Here's a quote for you:
"The middle part of the country - the great red zone that voted for Bush - is
clearly ready for war. The decadent Left in its enclaves on the coasts is
not dead — and may well mount what amounts to a fifth column." [1]
Yup, I see what you mean by arguing eloquently (yet respectfully!) Americans who oppose the war in Iraq are traitors!
Finally, read anything Sullivan writes on taxes, and you'll quickly discover he's an innumerate idiot.
One could start with his obsession with whether Sarah Palin's son Trig was Sarah's son or grandson.
Or the McCaughey piece widely believed to have helped tank Clinton's health care reform. An article that later had to be retracted because it was written by a republican operative and wildly deceptive. But hey, mission accomplished: health care reform dead for a generation. And the fact that it was completely incorrect, and contributed to an excess of 45k deaths per year, is just another trophy in Andrew's case.
Andrew is similarly famous for "are blacks genetically inferior? Let's discuss! I bet these nazis over here have some insightful opinions on this question!"
And who can forget the way he treated people opposing the Iraq war -- people far smarter than Andrew, who grudgingly was forced to admit his stupidity. Here's a quote for you:
Yup, I see what you mean by arguing eloquently (yet respectfully!) Americans who oppose the war in Iraq are traitors!Finally, read anything Sullivan writes on taxes, and you'll quickly discover he's an innumerate idiot.
edit: I knew I'd seen these arguments all in one place before; read Mark Ames's article here https://www.nsfwcorp.com/dispatch/andrew-sullivan/
[1] copied here http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/chatterbox/2...