Today In History

Two years ago today, Jonah Goldberg of the National Review offered to make the following bet with anti-war crtic Juan Cole -

Since he doesn't want to debate anything except his own brilliance, let's make a bet. I predict that Iraq won't have a civil war, that it will have a viable constitution, and that a majority of Iraqis and Americans will, in two years time, agree that the war was worth it. I'll bet $1,000 (which I can hardly spare right now). This way neither of us can hide behind clever word play or CV reading. If there's another reasonable wager Cole wants to offer which would measure our judgment, I'm all ears. Money where your mouth is, doc.

Very soon Mr. Goldberg's new book is due to be released on the public; "Liberal Facism." It's pundits like this that make me want to be a Democrat. Here's his publishers description of the book -

LIBERAL FASCISM offers a startling new perspective on the theories and practices that define fascist politics. Replacing conveniently manufactured myths with surprising and enlightening research, Jonah Goldberg shows that the original fascists were really on the Left and that liberals, from Woodrow Wilson to FDR to Hillary Clinton, have advocated policies and principles remarkably similar to those of Hitler’s National Socialism. . . . he boldly illustrates the resemblances between the opinions advanced by Hitler and Mussolini and the current views of the Left.

My comment -

Mr. Goldberg has corrupted genuine conservatism to represent a self-serving, political philosphy leaching the life out of the Republican Party. I doubt that his analysis of political, history is much better than his forecasting victory in Iraq. Self destruction by the Republican party, may lead to the one party system he dreads Senator Clinton will create.