no, hes the writer that has made a name by being the conservative writer for liberal publications

Brooks Brothers Riot refers to thier preferred clothing company, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was related

He is an honest person, but has had a lifetime of being honestly wrong about almost everything. Even with the mea culpas, he still apportions the blame for our current situation completely inappropriately. That said, I agree we are not in a position to turn away imperfect allies and I applaud him for trying to do something with whatever miniscule influence he retains.

When people say "you used to be able to have honest debate with the other side," David is the only one who in my lifetime that may have been true for.

If that is all true and it's a genuine change of heart, I would hug him and welcome as a friend. I hope it is. But it's so easy to play pretend, and the dangers are very real.

Just rejoice that you have cons pushing for it. Don't look your gift horse in the mouth and complain its teeth aren't perfect.

Anyone calling for revolution/revolt in America is a good guy right now. -Canada

Time to go off the rails

he did call out the lies about the Iraq war, he just placed the blame on Rumsfeld and Cheney

but he has called it a mistake many times

I think Brooks is a complicated figure but one to pay attention to, even if you don't like his conservative stance

On the other hand, the enemy of my enemy is my friend

Maxim 29: The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less.

That doesn't mean you can't work with them on a common cause, and maybe even show them the benefits of your way if thinking, but don't get caught out when they turn on you.

Proof that they only scream when they are getting stabbed themselves.

If folks can somehow retain one and only one thing if we get through all this without civil war:

R wants power, and they want to hurt anyone who doesn't fit a fairly narrow demographic. That's all they have ever wanted, and every policy or position out of R in the past many years is all the proof you need.

When R gets power they start breaking shit and hurting people. It's the only outcome of modern conservatism. And when they say "enough is enough" it's ONLY because the policies they supported and cheered for finally start to blow back on them.

IF we make it through this folks, DO NOT FORGET. Don't vote R ever again, not for the lowliest local position, not for the highest position. Not for any position. I'm in my 50s and I'm telling you all that hate and control over those not like them are the only things from Republican mouths in as long as I've been old enough to pay attention. How polite they are about it has waxed and waned, but the direction they push for has always been the same.

(and don't come at me with some shitty whataboutism - D sucks in their own way as a group, but that way is not this way)

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I'm telling you all that hate and control over those not like them are the only things from Republican mouths in as long as I've been old enough to pay attention. How polite they are about it has waxed and waned, but the direction they push for has always been the same.

This is so true that they tried to convince people it wasn't true with a targeted rebranding in the 90s. I don't think anyone bought it even then. Compassionate Conservatism

I agree that he's been an enabler, but you know what they say : the convert is more zealous than the person who grew up in the church.