Ezra Klein is one of the most thorough political commentators in the mainstream media period end of story. Bob Woodward needs to retire. I hope he does after a comment like that.

Anonymous wrote:Ezra Klein is a partisan hack. Bob Woodward is the most respected objective journalist in the country.

That may be true and if you were going to base your opinion solely on reputations, you would likely side with Woodward. On the other hand, if you actually looked at the facts as documented, clearly Klein has the upper hand. Going forward, one wonders how long Woodward can maintain his reputation. He just called a President's refusal to violate the law "madness". That is a long way from "All the President's Men".

Ezra Klein is a partisan hack. Bob Woodward is the most respected objective journalist in the country.

Anonymous wrote:Who cares what Ezra Klein thinks... He's a nobody .

Ezra Klein is one of the more worthwhile commentators. The guy really knows policy inside and out. Always worth hearing what he has to say.

Rock on, Ezra!

And you are....?

Who cares what Ezra Klein thinks... He's a nobody .

I'm disappointed in Woodward, thought he was in the middle but he is clearly leaning right. BTW, Ezra Klien on Woodward's comment about moving the goal post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/23/on-the-sequester-the-american-people-moved-the-goalposts/

I wish Dubya had realized that some wars are too expensive.

Bob Woodward is not an idiot.

Bob Woodward is not a liberal.

Wow suddenly the liberal media is credible. I guess there's a first for everything.

Woodward is an idiot. His charge mentioned in the article that Obama moved the goalposts is refuted by Woodward's own book. I guess Obama is not giving Woodward special access to inside information that Woodward would be able to use for his next book. That would be madness in Woodward's mind.

BTW, Woodward asks if Reagan would be constrained by a "document" (also known as a "law"). Does anyone remember what Reagan did when a law prevented him from funding the Contras? He sold arms to Iran. The same Iran that Woodward wants Obama to deploy a carrier against. The aircraft on that carrier could conceivably face those exact same missiles. But, Woodward probably don't think Reagan was mad for supplying such arms to Iran.

Also, do we really need an another aircraft carrier in the Persian gulf?

If Obama decided not to implement a multi-million-dollar social program because of the sequester, would you be equally aghast?

The money isn't there, because Congress failed to act. Blame them.

http://www.businessinsider.com/bob-woodward-obama-sequester-republicans-2013-2

The bloom is so off the rose of that second election win. Maybe he needs to play a little more golf with Tiger Woods.