Unity of opinion over conservative divisions
Re “The crackup that isn’t,” Opinion, March 16
Every time I read a Jonah Goldberg column, I am reminded of the ramblings of the late Johnny Cochran during his defense of O.J. Simpson. The image that comes to mind is that of a mouth looking for a mind. The result is a circuitous expression of notions that attempts to arrive at a precooked conclusion. Goldberg’s mantra in his most recent column is, “Fighting like cats and dogs is what winning political coalitions do.”
According to Goldberg, conservatives are fighting over the possession of something he calls a treasure. What does this Republican wealth consist of? The failed preemptive war in Iraq? President Bush’s illegal warrantless wiretapping? The outing of an undercover CIA agent in retaliation for her husband’s telling the truth? The snail-like response to Hurricane Katrina? I’d be predisposed to bury that treasure and permit someone else to discover it.
SAM ARMATO
Manhattan Beach
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It is the nature of liberals and progressives to squabble; like most intellectuals, they have various points of view and can’t always reach a consensus. The right wing and Republicans, on the other hand, don’t know what to do with sparring factions. After all, their success in manufacturing much of the current opinion can be, I believe, largely attributed to the ditto-heads who commonly march in lock-step behind whoever has the biggest mouth.
TOBI DRAGERT
Los Angeles
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