https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2012/08/01/safest-bet-ever/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 01:41:59 -0400<![CDATA[After calling John Kerry “the right man – and the conservative choice – for a difficult and perilous time” in a 2004 edition of the London Sunday Times, and describing a speech by Obama in May of 2009 as &#8220;a conservative one by a conservative president,&#8221; Andrew Sullivan temporarily came to his senses and had a reverse Pauline Kael moment. In March of 2011, he told Chris Matthews, &#8220;I don’t know why anybody voted for Obama in the primaries,&#8221; and around the same time, titled a piece, “Obama To The Next Generation: Screw You, Suckers:&#8221;]]>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:50:56 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2012/08/01/safest-bet-ever-n255794