Not gonna comment

Posted By Thomas E. Ricks Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 7:05 PM Share

I am not going to comment on yesterday's round of off-year elections. Why? Mainly because I've seen domestic political columnists and other such experts venture into foreign policy and military issues, and it ain't pretty. I always wonder if I would look as muddled as they do if I wandered over to their turf. So I am not gonna.

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ZJIN

7:59 PM ET

November 4, 2009

But you have no problem that

But you have no problem that US ventured into the other turfs of the world...

JPWREL

8:07 PM ET

November 4, 2009

I think you missed Tom's

I think you missed Tom's point completely.

JPWREL

8:07 PM ET

November 4, 2009

I think you missed Tom's

I think you missed Tom's point completely.

PAUL G

8:47 PM ET

November 4, 2009

Tom, you couldn’t do a worse

Tom, you couldn’t do a worse job than most of our political pundits. Just look at how often they had to completely change their narrative as the last election cycle wore on. First Rudy G was the odds-on favorite, then it was Mitt, then Huckabee was going to win it for sure. McCain? He didn’t have any money and would be out of the race in the next few weeks. Oh, and Hillary, with her advantage in fund raising and her superbly organized campaign machine were going to grind Obama into the dirt. Oops, Obama is going to win but McCain is going to trounce him in the general election because of his knowledge and experience and because he’s a Genuine American Hero. If these folks were major league baseball players, they’d all have a career batting average of under .100.

Here’s a suggestion: write a political pundit post entitled “I’m glad it’s over.” You can’t go wrong with that.

CHARLIEFORD

11:50 PM ET

November 4, 2009

It's quite clear . . .

. . . that the nation has repudiated the Democrats and especially the President and his radical socialist one-world-ism. It's also repudiated the star-spangled jingoistic family-values exceptionalism of Sarah Palin. And the Republicans have shown they want no truck with moderate conservatives even when they come with the Gingrich-seal-of-approval.

Great time for the Surprise Party to make its move . . .

SCHMEDLAP

12:22 AM ET

November 5, 2009

Nailed that one

"... I've seen domestic political columnists and other such experts venture into foreign policy and military issues, and it ain't pretty."

Very tactful. Excessively cordial.

TOM RICKS

3:19 AM ET

November 5, 2009

Excessive cordiality

I'll plead guilty. I think our country could use a bit more of that. I was down on the very tip of Virginia's Middle Neck yesterday, near the crossroads of Mathews, Va., and was struck at how cordial people were--a tip of the hat, a wave of the hand to a stranger--that goes a long way.
Best,
Tom

GRANT

3:38 AM ET

November 5, 2009

I have to say that you may

I have to say that you may have posted the best post so far on this topic.

PHAMFORCONGRESS

11:10 AM ET

November 6, 2009

Wars? Foreign policy?

Since I've entered the political realm last July, no one has asked me about foreign policy. And that includes the media, donors, party people (local and in Washington) and political insiders.

But I've been asked the following:

* How much money have you raised?
* What have you done for the "Party?"
* How long have you been a Republican?
* Why don't you run for city council first?
* What is your position on immigration?
* Where do you stand on the Second Ammendment?
* How do you feel about same sex marriage?

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4:20 PM ET

November 9, 2009

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KUMARTINKU

12:33 PM ET

November 12, 2009

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I found lots of interesting information here. The post was professionally written and I feel like the author has extensive knowledge in the subject. Keep it that way.
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