Moving Past It

by digby

I don’t live in DC and I’m sure it’s not nice of me to be derisive about its culture. After all, I live in the biggest glass house in the world — LA — where high culture is defined by fake breasts and “the zone” diet. But still. I can’t help but feel that there is something really wrong with a place that elects themselves a “wise man” like this:

From A Tiny Revolution:

Perhaps you’ve already seen this column by David Broder, Dean of the Washington Press Corps, in which he explains what he’s interested in:

But for all the delicacy of the treatment, the very fact that the Times had sent a reporter out to interview 50 people about the state of the Clintons’ marriage and placed the story on the top of Page One was a clear signal — if any was needed — that the drama of the Clintons’ personal life would be a hot topic if she runs for president.

Now, here’s the Broder on Meet the Press last December, explaining what he’s NOT interested in:

MR. RUSSERT: David Broder, is it possible for official Washington–the president, Democratic leaders, Republican leaders–to arrive at common ground, a consensus position on Iraq?

MR. DAVID BRODER: It’s possible, Tim, but they won’t get there by arguing about who did what three years ago. And this whole debate about whether there was just a mistake or misrepresentation or so on is, I think, from the public point of view largely irrelevant. The public’s moved past that.(more)

There you have it. The public has moved past all that ugliness about whether the president lied about a war that’s killing thousands of people and draining the treasury at a mind boggling pace. But they can’t get enough of 60 year old Bill and 58 year old Hill’s bedroom habits.

This man really needs to leave the beltway more often. I would advise him to come out here to California and spend some time in Malibu. Maybe he’ll even catch a glimpse of Angelina and Brad. They could be worth fantasizing about (although I think he should keep his sexual thoughts off the pages of the Washington Post. It’s kind of trashy, don’t you know.)

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