The New York Sun richly deserves its reputation as a 9th-rate fish wrapper of a newspaper. It not only makes the Washington Times and Sean Hannity seem fair and balanced but it doesn't even seem to be in touch with reality among hardcore conservatives. They got (and richly earned, I might add) considerable scorn and mockery when they begged Dick Cheney to throw his hat into the presidential race in 2008. I mean, could they even find 20 Republicans who would think that's a good idea? Cheney doesn't even think it's a good idea.
But they're back at it again. Now it's President Petraeus they seek. This editorial, as ridiculous as it is, illustrates two trends very well.
1. The Petraeus worship is really reaching a crescendo just before his "eagerly-awaited" testimony before Congress (likely to be held on 9/11…excuse me, I may have just aspirated my own vomit). What role can't Saint David fill!
Pope? Supreme Court justice? Supreme Allied Commander in Western Europe? He's literally the greatest and most honest person who ever lived…so when he says the Surge of Bullshit is working, why, we'd better believe him! Never mind that he's already admitted that it hasn't changed a goddamn thing. I wonder if he'll repeat that quote before Congress this week.
2. Is the GOP presidential field pathetic or what?
It speaks very, very poorly of the candidates' ability to excite even the conservative base (let alone the rest of the country) that the right-wing talk-o-sphere is still throwing out additional candidates.
They've got eleven people who have either formally declared or put out feelers (Gingrich) and they're still looking for someone to ride in on a white horse and save them. And. AND. This is less than a week after Knight in Shining Armor #1 – Fred Thompson – declared. Boy, they got sick of him in a hurry. When one has the choice of 11 candidates and still can't find one good enough to preclude wistful thoughts of new candidates joining the fray, it's safe to say that trouble's a-brewin'.