Yeah, I saw that. I guess it just bugs me that people who were stridently against the Iraq war get no credit for that, because of some of their allies on unrelated issues. Libertarian opposition to war is consistent, unlike that of the Democratic party with its periodic bouts of Clintonism.
She does not address the fundamental critique of her book: that politicians of all stripes, left and right, use crises (and manufacture them) in order to push through their agendas. This only seems sinister and wrong when you oppose those agendas. And it imputes evil intentions to people who are acting in good faith. There are plenty of evil things on the right to pick on, without having to invent new ones.
Btw,
people have responded to her response, but they're just arguing about who said what when, which doesn't seem all that consequential.
I'm hoping that the financial crisis allows a democratic administration and congress to push through universal-ish health care. Obama is on record saying that change is hard to achieve during good times, because most people are "conservative" in that they don't want to rock to boat. Does this make us "shock social democrats"? Do I believe in disaster equality?
