Kudos To Michelle Goldberg On Her Joining The Novel York Times Op-Ed Group

It is overdetermined that I am elated that Michelle Goldberg is instantly a regular op-ed author for the New York Times.  Her outset column this morning, which for unopen to argue I appear unable to link to, was on the bird to which nosotros are plain of written report to minority dominion inwards the US, in addition to she was variety plenty to quote me.  I confess I am rattling pleased almost that.  But I'm fifty-fifty to a greater extent than pleased past times the fact that she is instantly the outset pundit who is willing to "connect the dots" betwixt the defects of our political organization in addition to the Constitution.   As many of you lot know, I take away keep been rattling frustrated amongst Tom Friedman in addition to Paul Krugman over many years because they repeatedly write rattling eloquently almost the dysfunctionality of our acquaint polity, but never ane time engage inwards "dot connecting."  Krugman specially is content to engage inwards vigorous denunciation, much of it for sure deserved, of Republican leaders, without e'er call for why nosotros convey amongst such equanimity at constitutional organization that, during the Obama presidency fifty-fifty inwards 2009-2011, allowed the minority political party inwards the Senate such might to obstruct the Obama program.  I'm on tape equally proverb that Mitch McConnell was behaving quite rationally equally an opposition leader, but that the Constitution should move blamed for giving him in addition to then much power.  Thank goodness, inwards at to the lowest degree ane sense, that the Republicans won the Senate, for instantly it is crystal clear that the inability to repeal Obamacare is non because of obstructionist Democrats but, instead, because of the growing rifts inside the Grand Old Party itself.  We would move getting an solely unlike narrative if 51 Democrats had ostensibly prevented repeal.

Everyone knows that the hardest achievement is to teach from 0 to 1 amongst regard to a populace issue.  For years now, the number of mainstream pundits willing to engage inwards serious tidings almost constitutional defects has been zero.  Now nosotros take away keep one, in addition to my fervent promise is that Ms. Goldberg volition spark the long overdue tidings that nosotros are in addition to then desperately inwards demand of.  My conservative friend Seth Lipsky exactly posted a welcoming editorial almost Goldberg inwards the New York Dominicus website (again, for unopen to argue I can't link to it), inwards which he takes issue.  So perchance the number inwards ane hateful solar daytime has gone from nix to two.  

As usual, I'm willing to allow comments, but I fervently promise that everyone volition outset log on to the NYTimes site in addition to read Ms. Goldberg's column earlier commenting.  Let me say, incidentally, that I was heartened past times the comments to Gerard's rattling of import posting on statehood for Puerto Rico.  Almost uniquely, I felt that everyone was truly inwards conversation amongst ane unopen to other in addition to non only attempting to marking inexpensive (and completely predictable) political points.  Puerto Rico presents actually hard issues, which are almost for sure going to teach every to a greater extent than complicated.  Will the reply of Puerto Ricans to mainland indifference move to encourage a switch of "commonwealth's" to supporters of statehood, inwards social club to teach unopen to genuine political clout that they instantly lack, or, instead, volition it promote back upwards for secession from the American Empire a la 1776, in addition to would nosotros allow it?  Would Republicans inwards fact back upwards statehood, whatever their platform says, given the high likelihood that it would effect inwards ii Democratic senators in addition to 5 Democratic representatives?

Ms. Goldberg, incidentally, is equally good courageous plenty to process the number of secession amongst unopen to seriousness, interviewing Gov. Jerry Brown almost potential developments inwards California.  It volition move actually interesting to come across where she chooses to focus on inwards the future, but her debut, from my perspective, was auspicious inwards every conceivable way!