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Uncle Joe

(65,885 posts)
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 03:46 PM 5 hrs ago

Brooks and Capehart on the tradeoffs of a possible U.S.-Iran deal



David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including another political fight in Congress, a mixed martial arts fight at the White House and a potential deal to end fighting with Iran.
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Brooks and Capehart on the tradeoffs of a possible U.S.-Iran deal (Original Post) Uncle Joe 5 hrs ago OP
I loath David Brooks, just saying... displacedvermoter 5 hrs ago #1
I don't agree with his politics, but sometimes I have seen him use reason. Uncle Joe 5 hrs ago #2
He uses the reasoning of entitlement gained displacedvermoter 5 hrs ago #4
Join the club. He comes on the TV and I change channels. Ritabert 5 hrs ago #3

Uncle Joe

(65,885 posts)
2. I don't agree with his politics, but sometimes I have seen him use reason.
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 04:05 PM
5 hrs ago

Which sad to say is in itself a precious commodity since the rise of the *rump regime.

displacedvermoter

(5,136 posts)
4. He uses the reasoning of entitlement gained
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 04:24 PM
5 hrs ago

from decades of time spent in airport VIP lounges and on the editorial page of the NY Times, commenting blandly on policies and budget cuts and Republican cruelties that would never impact his life one little bit. And now, after he has gotten his wish of so many years and he has a laissez fare government on steroids like he has been advocating for all these years -- damn the consequences and repercussions -- he is now another "reasoned" commentator who can't seem to understand what went wrong.

And should things go well and Democrats somehow reclaim Congress, he will be right out there within months with insights gained from some deli counter worker in Miami or limo driver in Indianapolis about how little is getting accomplished.

Can't stand him. He is the Tim Russert of David Broders.

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