Many readers, mostly liberals, are confused or miffed by my posts on Robertson. Just to recap my position: I agree in principle with Stephanopoulos. I disagree with Robertson about Chavez. I do not like Robertson. And it is partly out of that dislike of Robertson that I object to the media’s obsession with a man who doesn’t speak for very many conservatives or even many evangelical Christians. My objection to the Jackson-Robertson analogy is that Robertson is always treated like an albatross for conservatives. Jackson (and Sharpton) get a much easier time. What I object to about the discussion of Robertson and assassination in particular is that a great many people are waxing righteous that the idea itself is beyond the pale of decent society to even discuss (that was most certainly the gist on NPR yesterday). Steph’s comments, I think, demonstrate that this isn’t so. That’s all I’m saying.