This Is What Separates

The folks at The Corner from David Brooks. David Brooks isn't perfect, but most of the time, he knows how to call them like he sees them. Nobody can take The Corner crowd seriously because they're not even attempting to approach issues from anything but a partisan political framework. This is what "bothers" Derbyshire about the speech:

Was the invention-of-the-automobile flub Obama's only historical goof? He also said that the transcontinental railroad was built during our Civil War. It was in fact begun in July of the year 1865 and finished in 1869. Perhaps Obama was thinking of some other Civil War. It would be nice if a President calling us to historical challenges could fact-check his own historical references.

Yeah, the speechwriting team could've done a better job. And the pizza delivery guy could gotten my food here in 15 minutes and not 17. WHO GIVES A FUCK? You are a troll on the level of the dude under the bridge in Three Billy Goats Gruff.

On the other hand, David Brooks knows atrocious when he sees atrocious. And Jindal was atrocious.