Krauthammer's Razor

There are lots of fuzzy minded op-end columnists out there. Others are just angry. Perhaps they weren't held enough as children. But Charles Krauthammer is not one of them. He is thoughtful and reasoned and provides interesting insights into the strange world inside the Washington, D.C. beltway where normal thought processes and common sense rarely come into play.

Mr. Krauthammer's latest column focuses on Nancy Pelosi's "Armenian Gambit". I especially liked "Krauthammer's Razor". The last paragraph reads as follows:

"Is the Armenian resolution her way of unconsciously sabotaging the U.S. war effort, after she had failed to stop it by more direct means? I leave that question to psychiatry. Instead, I fall back on Krauthammer's razor (with apologies to Occam): In explaining any puzzling Washington phenomenon, always choose stupidity over conspiracy, incompetence over cunning. Anything else gives them too much credit. "

Well said. He also provides some very interesting historical context regarding America's humanitarian assistance during the Ottoman/Armenian tradgey.

How badly do you have to bungle something to have John Murtha, Democratic Party thug in residence and Abscam unindicted co-conspirator, back away and say that you're making a mistake. Ouch.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/18/AR2007101801579_2.html