Ghostwrite the Whip

With an annual budget of $48.4 million, you’d think the Heritage Foundation could do better than this:

Arms Control: Out of Control

First it was the cancellation of the Third Site, now Obama is persistent with the ratification of the START follow-on treaty which will reduce the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads and the number of strategic delivery systems. President Obama’s new emphasis on negotiations with Russia isn’t exactly aligned with the ballistic missile threat that the U.S. faces elsewhere. An effective defense strategy is essential to defend our country and President Obama needs to keep this in mind as he moves rapidly towards concluding negotiations with Russia. This treaty, established by the Obama administration, is comprised of linkages--the most prominent among them, the decision of the Third Site, poses limitations to missile defense options. These limitations should not cause Senators to not rush the examination of START follow-on treaty.

If I had to hazard a guess, I’d say some Heritage intern got a little carried away one Thursday night and this passage was the unfortunate consequence on Friday morning. But OMG I just love Smith Point so much!

My personal favorite:

These limitations should not cause Senators to not rush the examination of START follow-on treaty

We agree (I think) that examination of the START follow-on should be expedited.

In fairness, the actual content Heritage analysts produce is much better. And by better, I mean grammatically coherent and useful if you are a Republican Hill staffer who needs to come up with some killer TPs so that your boss can give a good account of himself at the Armed Services Committee hearing that starts in like 5 minutes.