Michael Tomasky

Michael Tomasky
Michael John Tomaskyis an American columnist, journalist and author. He is the editor in chief of Democracy, a special correspondent for Newsweek / The Daily Beast, a contributing editor for The American Prospect, and a contributor to The New York Review of Books...
excited last
They were all tremendously excited about this idea last January.
catch quite sailing ship wind
a sailing ship that couldn't quite catch wind
great realm
It sounded like a great idea as long as it was in the realm of fantasy.
writing cutting people
I tend to cut David Brooks more slack than most people I know do, and I do it for one main reason. He can write. He's the best writer on that page, and I'd usually rather read him than others on that page I'm more likely to agree with.