3. This is almost always honored in the breach, of course. Political guests are always spinning, trying to argue for their side’s angle. This often involves intentional omissions, misleading statements, & sometimes outright lies. But the *pretense* of truth-seeking is important.

— David Roberts (@drvox) January 7, 2018

5. So Miller goes on the show to slavishly praise Trump & dismiss all criticism of him, just like an old Soviet apparatchik or some North Korean functionary. There is no longer any shred of pretense that Miller respects truth or is offering a reasoned judgment. He is purest hack.

— David Roberts (@drvox) January 7, 2018