TO: David Brooks
CC: Angry Republicans
Mr. Brooks,
I saw you on News Hour where you had this to say:
Sitting up there on the airplane and looking out the window? That was terrible!
And the three days of doing nothing, really, on Bush was terrible.
Even today, I found myself -- and as you know, I support his policies quite often - (but I) look at him today, and earlier in the program...this is how Mark Shields must feel looking at them. I'm angry at the guy, and maybe it'll pass for me, but a lot of people, and a lot of Republicans, uh, are furious right now.
Actually, in the interest of full disclosure, I saw you in a clip from the show via crooksandliars.com, so you'll forgive me if I missed some important context to your comments.
I also read your important column, The Bursting Point, which I found to be a wise reflection on the situation.
But the thing that confused me is when you talked about the anger that you, and many other Republicans, felt towards Bush. Allow me to elaborate...
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