Why Frum chose this bleak moment in history as the time in which to excoriate the strongest warrior in our ranks is not immediately apparent. It’s akin to character assassinating General Petraeus at the start of the surge under the pretense of feeling sorry for the troops.

Contextually, though, Frum is wrong at every level. When compared to Obama, Rush Limbaugh is the epitome of intellectual brilliance and courage, while the president is a glossy, cool, New Age deceiver…

On the other hand, Limbaugh’s ostentatious flaws and sins serve to humanize him. The president’s shiny, evasive, lean, and vacuous essence renders him as plastic as a Citibank Visa card. He has the splendid confidence of a college sophomore, which manages to hide his absolute bewilderment of worldly affairs. Deprived of his media applause track, Obama is a void of arrogance.