https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2010/08/19/thank-you-maureen-dowd/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 07:16:07 -0400<![CDATA[This is delicious:  Supporters of the so-called “Ground Zero mosque” are so desperate that they are calling on the Great Satan himself — that’s President George W. Bush to you and me — to support the project. Yes, that’s right: all those &#8220;Bush=Hitler&#8221; signs have been temporarily retired as the large left flank of the commentariat casts about for authoritative voices to help them put through this project to besmirch the memories of the nearly 3000 people who died at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001.  So we have the comedic spectacle of Maureen Dowd — Maureen Dowd! — writing in the New York Times that “it’s time for W. to weigh in,” explaining that the former president “understands” — when was the last time Maureen Dowd accused George W. Bush of understanding anything? — that “you can&#8217;t have an effective war against the terrorists if it is a war on Islam.”]]>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:17:34 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2010/08/19/thank-you-maureen-dowd-n116433