Who thinks like this? More Kurlansky:

“What I find fascinating, and it’s probably a positive thing about the White House, is they don’t seem to do any research about the writers when they pick the books,” Kurlansky said.

Oh, enlightened left-wing intellectual: Are we all only to read what we know ahead of time we agree with? (Did I hear an Amen in the corner (not The Corner!)? Funny it wasn’t from the president though.