Next, Clive Crook Will Try To Explain How the Cardinals Failed to Make the World Series

In focusing on Clive Crook’s ridiculous argument about “states’ rights,” I must concede that I neglected to mention that the whole column was premised on an even more risible premise — i.e. that the shutdown was just as bad for Obama as it was for Republicans. The idea that Obama is some sort of uncompromising hard leftist makes things even worse.