The New York Times‘ resident conservative columnist David Brooks slammed Sarah Palin this morning on ABC’s This Week, calling her a “joke.” And in the process, he held up Virginia Governor-elect Bob McDonnell as the future of the Republican Party.
She’s a joke. I mean, I just can’t take her seriously. We’ve got serious problems in the country. Barack Obama’s trying to handle war. We’ve just a had guy elected Virginia governor who’s probably the model for the future of the Republican Party, Bob McDonnell, pretty serious guy, pragmatic, calm, kind of boring. The idea that this potential talk show host is considered seriously for the Republican nomination — believe me, it’ll never happen. Republican primary voters are just not going to elect a talk show host.
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Late Update: Here’s that video.
