Weekly Standard Is For Assholes

Got this gem from ThinkProgress:

Writing on the Weekly Standard’s blog yesterday, Michael Goldfarb said that he doesn’t “care” if President Bush’s policies have been a “recruiting tool for terrorists“:

"As to whether Bush is a recruiting tool for terrorists–who cares? Al Qaeda was recruiting before Bush was in office and they will continue to do so after he’s gone. The important thing is that we keep killing those recruits. Eventually, one side will give up."

Justin Logan at Cato-at-Liberty points out Goldfarb’s flawed logic, noting that it justifies doing anything that is counterproductive because “after all, al Qaeda will continue recruiting whether we do it or not.”

Michael Goldfarb is a dick

The best they can do is "who cares". The one thing they can't say is "no, it was not helpful in recruiting." So conversely it was very helpful in recruiting. Therefore, Bush was helpful in recruiting terrorists.

Does the "who cares" apply to tax cuts for rich people? Well I know it applied to New Orleans.