…when it takes me less than ten minutes to track down his Congressional District (VA-10, Frank Wolf) or his local party apparatus (Fairfax County GOP). Neither of which is particularly mentioned in his bio page, although a link to his book slamming President Bush is. Prominently. Where it’s the first thing that you can see, really.
This is fronted (via Instapundit) because this is the problem: we have lists and lists of people who want some nebulous Little Red Hen
Moe Lane
PS: Sure, you can join next year, Bartlett. Just don’t expect to be given a task more involved than “make a sign to bring”…wow. Can you even imagine Bruce Bartlett standing on a street corner, waving a homemade sign around and encouraging people to honk if they’re tired of the government spending too much of their money? No, neither can I.
Which is more or less my point.
Crossposted to Moe Lane.
Another useless Frum clone
WarEagle01 Monday, August 31st at 10:17AM EDT (link)Just when things are starting to look (a tiny bit) up for the GOP, we get another one of these has-beens telling us how we need to start acting more like Democrats. Gee, thanks for the help Bruce. Don’t call us. We’ll call you.
“A wise, doughy leg with rich tingly experiences will always reach better conclusions than will a more tanned, muscular leg that hasn’t felt those thrills.” –Chris Matthews’ Leg
Too smart by half
ti_bab Monday, August 31st at 11:02AM EDT (link)Last line from Mr. Bartlett’s article is best: “That’s why I wrote my Wrong on Race book, which no one read.” After reading his editorial, I doubt that I’ll be reading the book any time soon. I don’t know if the Republicans can win without people like Mr. Bartlett? He doesn’t think so. But is he sure they can win without people like me?
There's a difference between...
RedBeard Monday, August 31st at 11:10AM EDT (link)…whining about the Republican Party and constructively working to populate it with principled conservatives. Bartlett is whining.
Standard-bearer for grouchy curmudgeonry since, oh, 1975 or so.
Which, of course, makes him red meat for MSNBC, etc. (nt)
RedBeard Monday, August 31st at 11:11AM EDT (link)Standard-bearer for grouchy curmudgeonry since, oh, 1975 or so.
Who is Bruce Bartlett?
tominkorea Monday, August 31st at 11:16AM EDT (link)Never heard of him.
Bruce Bartlett Is An Apostate Historian of Economics
Ausonius Monday, August 31st at 6:39PM EDT (link)who worked in the Reagan and Bush I Administrations, but who has become infected with D.C.-itis.
Bartlett correctly criticized W. Bush for not following conservative economic principles, so that he could attract left-wing voters.
However, he has recently contradicted his earlier conservative principles, blaming the entire recession and banking crisis on W. Bush without mentioning Messrs. B. Frank, C. Dodd, et al. as sharing responsibility after 2006.
A recent book examines the supposed failure of Reaganomics, This quote for “The New American Economy” tells you everything
“”Bruce Bartlett is right. The welfare state isn’t disappearing. And if Republicans continue to try to roll it back the by using tax cuts to “starve the beast” or trying to privatize Social Security and Medicare, they’re history. Wise thoughts from one of the creators of Reaganomics who has seen the light.”–Robert Reich, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley ”
See:
http://www.amazon.com/New-American-Economy-Failure-Reaganomics/dp/0230615872/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251758202&sr=1-1
If Reich ever agreed with me...
Neil Stevens Monday, August 31st at 6:41PM EDT (link)I couldn’t shower enough after.
Want to run for conservatives? Give.
There Is No Crisis
Small bone to pick, but
suzieQ Monday, August 31st at 11:27AM EDT (link)I don’t see why the GOP needs to “recover”. With Nobama’s numbers falling daily, and people who are tired of being taxed into the poor house, it is definitely not the GOP that needs to “recover”.
“It’s finally happened: Abortion stopped a bleeding heart.”
- Ann Coulter, January 25, 2006
“My concern about the role of the federal government is that an intrusive government, a government that says, ‘Don’t worry, we will solve your problems’ is a government that tends to crowd compassion out of the marketplace, that too often in the past people said: ‘Somebody else will take care of the problem in my area. Don’t worry. The government is here.’”
- George W. Bush October 31, 2000
“Had the decision belonged to Senator Kerry, Saddam Hussein would still be in power today in Iraq. In fact, Saddam Hussein would almost certainly still be in control of Kuwait.”
- Dick Cheney
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Neil Stevens Monday, August 31st at 6:41PM EDT (link)It’s the embattled Obama administration that needs to recover.
Want to run for conservatives? Give.
There Is No Crisis
The tipoff...
Brian Faughnan Monday, August 31st at 11:35AM EDT (link)is Bartlett’s comment that the party needs to reach out to people like him.
Is there anyone that doesn’t want the party to reach out to him/her? I really care about the competitive balance in baseball, but I think it’s unfair for people to propose a solution that penalizes owners who’ve been willing to lay out real money to improve their teams. I want a solution that helps the DC Nationals, without hurting the NY Yankees.
And until the Republican party reaches out to people like *ME,* there’s no way it can be competitive nationally. Unless the Democrats really screw up. (It’s important I give myself some cover.)
I think the RS response is ...
skorrent1 Monday, August 31st at 4:53PM EDT (link)People should “reach out to” the local GOP and make it into a dynamic organization that attracts people with enthusiasm. Let’s stop sitting back and waiting for the Party to “reach out to” us.
I read 3 paragraphs of Bartlett's piece today
peg_c Monday, August 31st at 6:16PM EDT (link)upon finding the link on Instapundit, then remembered why I wrote Bartlett off as an idiot a few years ago. Why was Glenn linking this?, I thought. Frum clone is right; just read his piece on Colin Powell. Bartlett says Powell needs to become the leader the Republicans need. POWELL VOTED FOR OBAMA!! Has Bartlett been lobotomized?
And please someone shoot me if Powell ever becomes a Republican leader. OMFG.
Government cannot be the solution when government is the problem.
Big Bucks for Bashing Conservatives
bc3 Monday, August 31st at 11:28PM EDT (link)Like Ed Rollins and Peggy Noonan, Bruce Bartlett hasn’t been relevant for more than 20 years, but they all make big bucks and are the toast of “insider” cocktail parties for bashing conservatives.
bc3