…I do respect DiIulio–have actually been known to be a fan of some of his stuff–though I am not sure he helped the Bush domestic agenda much (remember here and here). I don’t mean to hold a referendum on his tenure here and now, but seems to me that some of the leftward tilt you ascribe to the administration he helped fostered. I’m not blaming him, by any stretch, but i wouldn’t consider him the savior who got pushed aside because of Machiavellian politics either.

In the end, though, I’m really going to withold saying anything more until I’ve read David Frum’s book.