I think the Bulwark is trying to be balanced. As an Independent there were things about both parties I didn't always agree with. But with the election of Trump, the Republicans crossed a line. Now they're just beyond the pale. But there are still Democrats I don't agree with. But they're not scary crazy.
I agree. The troubling thing is there are people who fit the description, but they are not "newsworthy" Today only tv game show clowns or people who are telegenic and make outrageous and stupid statements (the dumber the better) get any media attention. A smart and moderate politician doesn't get notice at all.
Your observation ties in with a newsletter I just read, about how Trump’s slate of endorsements are all personalities he knows from TV. This current situation reminds me of the old Peter Sellers satire movie “Being There”. Time to rewatch it!
Max E, GG, I am reading what you are saying about Charlie, Mona, and maybe the Bulwark in general not being able to resist trashing Democrats in the midst of writing about the truly democracy-destroying words and action of the Republicans. I would be interested in hearing what anyone on this comment board who also reads the Dispatch has to say on this issue.
I read and subscribe to both, but find the Dispatch a lot guiltier on this point. Jonah Goldberg, for one, simply cannot seem to stop himself from adding some criticism of Democrats to whatever he is writing about, and he is not the only one.
I am really worried that the result of the current Republican Party taking over the government, especially if Trump is re-elected in 2024, will be the dooming of the 200 plus year America experiment. This does not mean that I think we shouldn't criticize anything the Biden Administration is doing, but I do think we should be screaming very, very loudly, about the fact that we'll have way more to worry about than Joe Biden's "gaffes" if the current Republican Party members take over governing in 2025.
I find the Bulwark, especially JVL, but also Charlie, Mona, and the rest, much more on the same page with me about this than the Dispatch.
I agree, I subscribe to both...though I would point out, the Dispatch wasn't as bad before Biden won...they had a lot of center left guests for the pods and pieces too...it changed subtly, and I think it is the tribal thing, though they do not like Trump, they are used to slagging dems and see themselves still a conservatives first
I am not familiar with The Dispatch. I think anti-Trump Republicans have forgotten how high the stakes are in this midterm election. So many pundits seem casually resigned to a Republican sweep in November, but that will be The End of our democracy. Republicans will then have all the machinery in place to steal the 2024 election and by definition all future elections. I’m very worried that the urgency has evaporated because Trump himself isn’t on the ballot, in spite of how definitive this November will be for our democracy. And I haven’t heard much lately about the scheme for a Republican House to elect Trump as Speaker. We cannot afford this complacency from Never Trump Republicans!
A nice summation of my reservations about Bulwark in general; they can’t resist what-aboutism.
I think the Bulwark is trying to be balanced. As an Independent there were things about both parties I didn't always agree with. But with the election of Trump, the Republicans crossed a line. Now they're just beyond the pale. But there are still Democrats I don't agree with. But they're not scary crazy.
Which is why I wish we had more choices for political affiliation. I think most people reside in the middle, which is oddly unrepresented.
I agree. The troubling thing is there are people who fit the description, but they are not "newsworthy" Today only tv game show clowns or people who are telegenic and make outrageous and stupid statements (the dumber the better) get any media attention. A smart and moderate politician doesn't get notice at all.
Your observation ties in with a newsletter I just read, about how Trump’s slate of endorsements are all personalities he knows from TV. This current situation reminds me of the old Peter Sellers satire movie “Being There”. Time to rewatch it!
Max E, GG, I am reading what you are saying about Charlie, Mona, and maybe the Bulwark in general not being able to resist trashing Democrats in the midst of writing about the truly democracy-destroying words and action of the Republicans. I would be interested in hearing what anyone on this comment board who also reads the Dispatch has to say on this issue.
I read and subscribe to both, but find the Dispatch a lot guiltier on this point. Jonah Goldberg, for one, simply cannot seem to stop himself from adding some criticism of Democrats to whatever he is writing about, and he is not the only one.
I am really worried that the result of the current Republican Party taking over the government, especially if Trump is re-elected in 2024, will be the dooming of the 200 plus year America experiment. This does not mean that I think we shouldn't criticize anything the Biden Administration is doing, but I do think we should be screaming very, very loudly, about the fact that we'll have way more to worry about than Joe Biden's "gaffes" if the current Republican Party members take over governing in 2025.
I find the Bulwark, especially JVL, but also Charlie, Mona, and the rest, much more on the same page with me about this than the Dispatch.
Any comments on this from others who read both?
I agree, I subscribe to both...though I would point out, the Dispatch wasn't as bad before Biden won...they had a lot of center left guests for the pods and pieces too...it changed subtly, and I think it is the tribal thing, though they do not like Trump, they are used to slagging dems and see themselves still a conservatives first
I am not familiar with The Dispatch. I think anti-Trump Republicans have forgotten how high the stakes are in this midterm election. So many pundits seem casually resigned to a Republican sweep in November, but that will be The End of our democracy. Republicans will then have all the machinery in place to steal the 2024 election and by definition all future elections. I’m very worried that the urgency has evaporated because Trump himself isn’t on the ballot, in spite of how definitive this November will be for our democracy. And I haven’t heard much lately about the scheme for a Republican House to elect Trump as Speaker. We cannot afford this complacency from Never Trump Republicans!
I was a subscriber to Dispatch. I bailed for that very reason. They are not as intellectually honest as I would like……
Yep, good example. The first throes of my Bulwark love affair is fading . . .