Once again, Kristol blew persuasion

On The Daily Show, Bill Kristol pulls off a Glenn Greenwald hat trick:

1. He says "serious" or "seriously" six times in a seven-minute interview

2. He called O'Hanlon and Pollack "skeptics of the war"

3. He called General Petraeus "non-partisan."

On the second point, Stewart summoned his inner Greenwald: "They weren't really skeptics. Ken Pollack would like us to invade Iran, for godsakes. Those are very hawkish guys."

Cliché though it is, Comedy Central is yet again doing a better job than the entire news media.