Confessions of a Columnist (I underestimated Donald Trump)

NY Times ^ | 1/2/2016 | Ross Douthat

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

EVERY New Year's, in a spirit of self-examination, I try to catalog my worst blunders from the preceding year. But this year, like almost every pundit in America, I have one mistake that overshadows all the others, one confession that makes my other faults seem venial by comparison.

I underestimated Donald Trump.

[M-cubed]

I have one mistake that overshadows all the others, one confession that makes my other faults seem venial by comparison. <<<

Dont feel bad Ross...everyone that has ever read your dribble feels the same about you...Thanks for your useless input.....You should ask for a raise!!!...lol

[MUDDOG]

The Bushes misunderestimated Trump too.

[fella]

Oooops, my bad. I thought the headline sais Confessions of a Communist.

[stylin19a]

If you underestimated Trump, then you have have underestimated voters.

[Borges]

How very Godly of you.

[Eddie01]

I never claimed to be.

[Liberty Valance]

Air - La Femme D'Argent

[Duchess47]

What a cool video. Cars, streetcars, horse and wagons, kids :) San Francisco? thank you for the link.

[Liberty Valance]

You're quite welcome. Just a glimpse into a not-too-distant world. ;o)

Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing

[poconopundit]

Ross can certainly do a better job of flipping burgers.

He certainly can’t write clearly. The article is aimless drivel. Then again, the average NYT fan doesn’t want to face the truth about Donald Trump anyway. So misdirection and nonsense talk is perfect for the average NYT reader.

A real reporter would be fired for writing something this incoherent.

[Tax-chick]

I don’t think he’s ever been a real reporter. He just gets to peddle his baseless opinions in the New York Times instead of in a vanity post on FR.

[Duchess47]

:)