No Marquis of Queensbury Rules of Punditry, Thank You

Christopher Orlet is a bit sick of the feminist whining about op-eds:

Prof. Tannen's main objection is the way men focus on "opposing ideas and fight over them." Rather than opposing the idea of fascism or Stalinism we should adopt Chinese philosophy, she writes, and explore relations among, say, fascism and liberal democracy. But maybe the Chinese should learn Chinese Philosophy first. Maybe then they won't grind protesters into the pavement with their not-so-nice little tanks. Adopting Prof. Tannen's advice would make for some duller-than-usual presidential debates between 2008 White House contenders Hillary Rodham Clinton and Condoleezza Rice. Rather than arguing issues they might sip tea and "explore relations," "integrate ideas" and enlighten one another. All I can say is you'd better not have Ann Coulter moderate the event.

I have a feeling Susan Estrich, Mo Dowd et al would take no issue with the current state of punditry if their side were winning.