YES, DAVID, YOU ARE AN IDIOT

Could David Brooks be any more puerile, gullible, clueless?

People who instinctively trust the markets support the Bush reform ideas, and people who are suspicious oppose them.
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This is not 1932 any more. This is not the age of big, static state institutions. This is actually about building a bridge to the 22nd century.

Brooks is so pitifully conflicted. He wants to think that the Republicans, of whom he is a supporter and advocate, are the forward-looking party, while simultaneously trying to enshrine them as the party of 1930s-era moral values.

How the dickens does he expect the Republicans to lead us into the 22nd century when they're so uncomfortable with the 21st?

UPDATE: The Daily Howler takes on Brooks' column.

UPDATE: Kevin Drum does likewise.

UPDATE: And don't miss Uggabugga's.