In Defence of Jim Hoagland

OK OK it is obvious that I am pathetically trying to get the attention of someone half my age and, therefore commenting on every post by Matt Yglesias. He is rather hard on Jim Hoagland here.
Basically he claims Hoagland contradicts himself, because Hoagland has lost interest in the actual meaning of statements and writes on automatic pilot.


However I would like to point out in Hoagland's defence that

[crickits chirp sun rises sun sets]

OK I can't do it. Defend Bill Bennett. Check. Defend John Abizaid. Check. Defend Jim Hoagland. Even I have my limits.