David Brooks: 'I Feel Politically Closer to Barack Obama Than to House Minority Leader John Boehner'

NewsBusters ^ | July 25, 2009 | P.J. Gladnick

[PJ-Comix]

Almost every week at the New York Times, house "conservative" David Brooks and liberal columnist Gail Collins have a public conversation. This week Brooks made a startling admission in The Conversation which really wasn't so surprising when one actually reads his columns. Here is the money quote:

At the moment, I feel politically closer to Barack Obama than to House Minority Leader John Boehner (and that’s even while being greatly exercised about the current health care bills).

[PJ-Comix]

Knock-knock!

Who That?

Yes.

Who?

Who-That.

That's what I'm asking you.

Who That.

[Westbrook]

Sick.

Another self-appointed “conservative” voice.

Leave us in peace, clown.

You are not one of us.

[Jim Noble]

See, David?

Coming out isn't so hard after all.

Good luck with your new friends.

And, oh, by the way - your horse is lame, and may not finish the race.

Dumbass.

[webschooner]

So Mr. Brooks, have you received your official knee pads with that Obozo insignia on them from Rahm Emanuel?

[Sudetenland]

Boy, now there’s a shocker. /sarc

[Sacajaweau]

I’ve watched Brooks morph into a sheep...a castrated sheep. The only “real” news editor left is Krauthammer.

[PJ-Comix]

PING!

[Ann Archy]

a big “DUH”!!! Brooks is a wuss.

[Will88]

No surprise there, David. Why not just stop the ridiculous poser act as some sort of conservative. You aren’t fooling very many, if any at all.

[newnhdad]

Open the closet door and step out Brooks...

[angkor]

Brooks is a conservative who holds no conservative views.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Which means there's nobody left.

[screaminsunshine]

A socialist republican??

[oblomov]

He prefers to have Obama’s hand on his inner thigh.

[boomop1]

I bet he does sheep.

[sand lake bar]

Gaydar alert.

[justkate]

"A socialist republican??"<.i>

Nah... Just another superficial, disingenuous, self-serving, attention craving opportunist. They can be bankers, or school teachers or postal employees.

This one just happened to choose the field of politics.

[NoobRep]

David Brooks reminds me of a warm fish milkshake.

[norwaypinesavage]

"David Brooks: 'I Feel Politically Closer to Barack Obama Than to House Minority Leader John Boehner'"

That says it all. The NYT token "conservative" thinks he is closer to the most leftist president in the history of the country than he is to an elected Republican official. I'm convinced: Brooks is a socialist, and the NYT is even further left than he is.