New York Times Columnist Line of the Day

If you’re one of the three people who reads this here premier “web log,” you may have once checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that is either funny, ridiculous, strange, or actually intelligent or well-written.

Today\’s is from David Brooks, who in his column today, \”The Big Debate,\” writes:

The quickest way around all this is to use elite Simpson-Bowles-type commissions to push populist reforms.

Because Simpson Bowles even worked out well.