Things I wish I’d written
Goddamnfucking James Wolcott does it again:
Yes, Mitt Romney’s smile is as phony as everything else about this self-constructed android, his “sunny disposition” simply another subroutine downloaded in the lab, but it’s there, it’s operational, it signifies Reaganesque Optimism with only minor hints of facial strain.
Sorry to disagree, Alex, but this is almost as good as Wolcott:Watching Simon attempt to engage in a debate with Greenwald is like watching Bush try to explain what “disassemble” means without a teleprompter. It’s not surprising that the attempt is so god awful, but it is surprising that he’d attempt to do it at all.