Issue one: Quagmire

These days I don’t see The McLaughlin Group that often, but I caught it this week and witnessed the most amiable episode of the program I’ve ever seen. Eleanor Clift and Tony Blankley even agreed at one point, which almost caused me to fall off my seat.

The reason? It was a year-end review and all five panelists were in agreement that the Bush Administration’s handling of the situation in Iraq has been incompetent and disgraceful. John McLaughlin and Pat Buchanan have frequently been critical of the White House, but the reactionary Blankley usually comes to Bush’s defense with a voice as loud as his sense of fashion. This week, however, he seemed to have his tail between his legs.

Bye bye.