The Flaming Of The Shrewd

Shrewd like Kaus:

I shouldn't have said Gladwell ignored the sociological issue. He didn't, and I apologize for the mistake.

Shrewd!

Respectable big-time journalist friends who met with the anti-Kerry vets recently found them a lot more credible than expected. Sorry, Note!

Shrewd!

Let's assume that a certain amount of hype is standard procedure in military write-ups, especially when medals are involved. The problem is that Kerry is running for president on this official hype of a more-than-honorable record (one reason he's constantly referring reporters to his official medal citations).

Shrewder still!

All that shrewdness in the space of one week.

Clearly the man is a genius. How could anyone criticize such accuracy, rational thought and eloquence?

Surely Kaus doesn't need a defense by a writer whose greatest accomplishment as a writer was slapping together a book of quotes showing how stupid Bush is.