I’m still kind of a two cheers for Jim Webb kind of guy, but I just don’t think he did a very good job at all (contrary to the Fox panel’s collective opinion). It was definitely more interesting than a lot of Democratic responses (or GOP responses in the 90s). But it was, I thought, something of a mess. There were a lot of recycled lines from his campaign stump. He claimed that a majority of the military was against the war now (source?). He said we shouldn’t have a precipitous withdrawal and then he said we need to get out in short order. I didn’t think he came across “polished” as Brit Hume said, but stiff and uncomfortable (though it must be an uncomfortable thing to give such speeches). And then there’s his hair….

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Jonah Goldberg is a National Review contributing editor.
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