Q: Why Is Jon Chait More of a Loser Than Don Imus?

A: Because at least Imus's stupid ideas were his own.


TNR's Chait, yesterday:


So allow me to propose the unthinkable: Maybe, just maybe, our best option is to restore Saddam Hussein to power. ... Hussein, however, has a proven record in that department. It may well be possible to reconstitute the Iraqi army and state bureaucracy we disbanded, and if so, that may be the only force capable of imposing order in Iraq.


Don Imus, almost a year ago:


We'd be much better off if we were dealing with somebody there who we knew, who we could reason with, get him to not shut the oil off, get him not to attack their neighbors, and stop torturing people. ... Well who better than Saddam Hussein?


Notes Ackerman, "Apparently, when you're "Frankie's" best homey, you can say that shit and not fear any reprisal at TNR."