Mugger is back:

Additionally, if Bush’s reelection campaign were based on pandering to his base, why in the world would he have proposed immigration reform earlier this year, a vital (to my mind) stance that alienated that very same bloc of voters? Newsweek, like most of the elite media, simply can’t fathom that Bush actually believes gay marriage ought not be permitted in this country. I don’t happen to agree–much to the consternation of most Americans, this is cultural evolution that’s bound to occur–but unlike Kerry, whose face turns more lemon-like than usual when the topic is raised, at least Bush is honest about his views.

And a nice slam at MoDo:

But what do you expect of a Times leader who apparently doesn’t bat an eye when star op-ed columnist Maureen Dowd writes complete fiction (Feb. 29)? In yet another condemnation of the "paranoid" Bush administration’s "secrecy," especially when it comes to what officials knew prior to the terrorist attacks in New York and DC more than two years ago, Dowd is at her burnt-out worst. She makes this preposterous claim: "Bush officials act as though they own 9/11, even while refusing to own up to any 9/11 mistakes. Because of 9/11, they think they can suspend the Constitution, blow off investigators, attack nations pre-emptively, and keep Americans afraid by waging a war against terrorism that can never be won."

Maybe I was out getting a cup of coffee, but when was the Constitution suspended? If that actually happened, don’t you think Dowd would be watching Donald Trump’s reality show from a prison cell right now?