Boy, we conservatives really sound hypocritical at times like these. The denial and crass of these pundits – from Rush to Kimball to Krauthammer etc etc – is bewildering. I know that we should be pissed about Rattner, but it’s not like the NY Times is denying it or playing it down. The opposite is being done by conservatives (and when did being a conservative mean one should be pro-torture?) in the Washington Times, National Review and others: these publications are taking stances for the mere act of taking a different stance. Devil’s advocate my ass. What happened to a thorough and level headed understanding of conservatism instead of this nasty “let’s make Obama fail” mongering.