@530620a4 Exactly 

 @c7a2bd2d  Thank you kindly! 

 @5f3e923f Absolutely true, which is what makes Brooks' lament even more hypocritical, since he's basically a GOP enabler. 

 @aa2fe14b I found his apology slippery too, as he referred to himself as "an upper middle class journalist having a bourbon at an airport." It seems highly unlikely that he's merely upper middle class, and by all accounts he had more than a bourbon! 

 I believe that the economy still feels tough for many people because the cost of living is still high relative their incomes, even if inflation is trending down. But what Brooks did here appears to be intellectually dishonest, a lapse of journalistic ethics in the service of a political cheap shot. 

 @bb400112 Thank you! 

 @bbbb96a3 Thanks, I fixed the link. 

 Related article: “Conservative groups draw up plan to dismantle the US government and replace it with Trump’s vision.” https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-conservatives-trump-heritage