You know who I don't like?
Max Boot.

Los Angeles Times columnist Max Boot is vying for the #2 spot in the "Most Annoying Republican Pundit" derby. (Ann Coulter has a permanent hold on the #1 position.) A couple of days ago, I heard Boot on KCRW's "Right, Left & Center;" he discussed Richard Clarke and the 9/11 commission.

First, Boot insisted that public shock delayed the formation of this commission for so long. Sorry about that, Max, but you missed the truth by that much: The primary cause of the delay was George Bush, who rightly feared the exposure even a semi-honest inquiry could bring.

Then Boot, whose usual motto is "Dubya ueber alles," summoned up the audacity to lecture his listeners on the virtues of nonpartisanship. That's a little like Bill Gates telling you that poverty is good for the soul. I ain't listening to that song from that singer.