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[bryant]

From time to time, people ask me why I link to and read right-wing bloggers. The simple answer is “Because I want to see other viewpoints.” However, Tacitus just provided us with a clear example of the kind of integrity and honesty I find deeply valuable.

How could I not read a conservative thinker who’s that honest? That’s not an enemy, that’s a fellow human being who happens to disagree with me.

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[carelessflight.livejournal.com]

And then there's this.

http://38.144.96.23/tacitus/archives/001134.html#001134

Tacitus is supporting someone who doesn't understand the difference between opposing the war and wanting us to lose.

I'm not all that impressed with his intellectual honesty.

[bryant]

Then by all means feel free to keep categorizing a rational, thoughtful conservative who dislikes Bush in the same bin you throw Ann Coulter.

[carelessflight.livejournal.com]

Actually, I left a comment on his blog that said I thought that particular comment was beneath him, and should have left it at that ... sorry to make an unnecessary comment here. Yah, he is a pretty reasonable guy. There's a reason he gets linked to by kos, atrios, and lots of other leftwing blogs, and when reading him for a while I see that.

[bryant]

No apology needed. (And in side news, did you see his post on guns today? Poor guy's gonna get drummed out of the Republican Party if he's not careful.)

I think he actually missed the deeper implication of Reynolds' post. While Reynolds didn't say "all anti-war activists are glad when people die in Iraq," he did say that everyone who'd emailed him is glad when people die in Iraq -- and how could Reynolds possibly know that? He couldn't. Yglesias is on target in the criticism.

Hm, I gotta make that post about the Tom Tomorrow cartoon I've been meaning to make.