The MSM like use Bartlett’s bonafides as a Reagan advisor as a springboard to bashing conservatism. He used to be on staff with Ron Paul and GHW Bush.
However, Barlett has been getting crazier and crazier over the years, like the proverbial crazy uncle, and the MSM loves to quote him, as a “conservative”, like the other ex-Reagan nutjob Paul Craig Roberts.
I agree. He was excellent at one time. Most of his articles were posted on FR. And then he became an expert on "crazy" from personal experience.