Claremont Independent

Andrew Sullivan at the Athenaeum

Abstract:
Andrew Sullivan, popular blogger and author, came to speak at the Athenaeum on January 29. Sullivan, who maintains he's still a conservative, wasted no time getting into the meat of his speech: the Bush presidency. He began by summing up how he viewed, "in a sense," the Bush administration's legacy. He talked about how Bush's career as a president pre 9-11 contrasted with his career as a president post 9-11. He, like Christopher Hitchens who spoke at Pitzer College last semester, agreed that the World Trade Center Attacks of that day were the turning point in Bush's presidency. President Bush, he argued, went from being a simple man to a tough-minded war president, along the way leading to an "unprecedented" increase in executive power. ...

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Lucas

posted 5/10/10 @ 8:40 AM PST

It seems most of the counterpoints against Sullivan are based on his examples and comparisons rather than his concepts and idea's. This is not a very convincing article.

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