“Of late, I’m simultaneously being lambasted by conservatives who’ve read me for years and can’t believe what an apologist I’ve become for Obama and denounced by liberals who used to respect me as fairminded and can’t believe what a stooge for the GOP that I’ve become.
Sigh.
I’m not sure whether this is proof of the old adage that being middle-of-the-road gets you run over from both sides or a function of being situationally radical.” ~ James Joyner
Erik Kain
Erik writes about video games at Forbes and politics at Mother Jones. He's the contributor of The League though he hasn't written much here lately. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter.
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