Was Joe Klein once a liberal?

[Eric J in MN]

Joe Klein is for Social Security privatization and he was for Congressional interference in the Terri Schiavo case.

Eric Alterman recently described Joes Klein as:

a "liberal" of the Nick Kristof/"Even-the-liberal-New-Republic..." variety.

via dailykos.com


But what makes Joe Klein a liberal of ANY variety?

[MADem]

1. Once upon a time

...he could have been described as a "triangulator." Now, he's best described as a "Quisling."

A cowardly man....

[Eric J in MN]

2. What did he ever say which was liberal? nt

nt

[MADem]

4. The right wing put him in the "liberal media" category

...because of his extensive coverage of Clinton (he wrote a couple of books on the subject, one being PRIMARY COLORS). The right thinks he is excessively sympathetic. Read this, if you can stomach it: http://www.mediaresearch.org/campaign/04/worst/worst20040629.asp

Blessedly brief excerpt: Joe Klein, Clinton Shoeshine Boy.

In all the hoopla for the new Bill Clinton book, the biggest Clinton booster was Time writer Joe Klein. On NBC's Meet the Press, he insisted, "My feeling is, that in the end on all this stuff he's more sinned against than sinner." In an article reviewing his Clinton interview for Time, Klein oozed that Clinton's case against Starr is "a lawyer's case, careful and powerful." Starr was "unseemly and irresponsible," and the press "was way too credulous" of Starr's probes." In reality, the media savaged Starr as a "zealot" on a "witch hunt."

[librechik]

3. he used to work for the best Republican president ever: Clinton

sadly, that is what passes for liberal in the news media these days. Works for "them"