David Brooks? Ugh. What a horrible guest. It's really saying something when a fake news pundit runs circles around a New York Times columnist. Not that Colbert isn't the equal, if not superior, of any NYT columnist, just that you expect said columnist to at least be able to defend his position with a little more than a shrug!
That's how I felt during the whole interview as well. I kept thinking how the man isn't really giving more depth to his position to those that haven't read his article. And of course "Colbert" wasn't making his life easier -- by constantly jabbing (though annoying, but actually quite needed) at the the question "why is the contract good?" Dude just kept smiling and saying "No, it's good.." Okaay.
I have seen reasonable discussions about why the port deal isn't so bad, but I'm loving the political fix. It's funny to see the Bushies, after all these years of so successfully selling truthiness, trying to sell a reasonable argument. They don't know how!
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