they do

is all I say!!!!

_{1."George Washington did not cross the Delaware for Capitalism," -Shmuley Boteach.
2.The Dems haven't punished the GOP enough, so you're going to reward the Republicans?}

He's no more a librul than Victor Davisd Hanson. (sorry, I always think my typos make me look dumb. I hate to look dumb by mistake)

- eom

I am appalled at the decision taken by the NY Times to bring on Bill Kristol as an op-ed columnist. As a life long reader and defender of the paper through good times and bad -- this last has pushed me over the edge.

I will no longer read the paper, in print or online, nor shall I click on links to any of the articles -- and call on others to do the same ... to walk with their feet and say enough. This decision makes a mockery of all that is good about journalism and journalistic integrity; and that a paper such as the NY Times feels that it is in the best interest of their readership to present the vitriol and bile written by Kristol is even more delusional.

In my view, this decision is sounding the death knell of the paper; and frankly given where the stock is, that is not far off. It is indeed a sad, sad day.

development, it is hardly out of character for the Times and certainly will not cause me to cancel my subscription. Having crack-pot conservative op-ed writers like A. M. Rosenthal and William Safire is a Times tradition. Those two middle east hawks used the op-ed page for decades to inveigh against any solution in the area that required Israeli compromise on anything. They both favored the invasion of Israels enemies early and often. Is Kristol much different?

I like the paper, warts and all, because it at least aspires to journalistic excellence in a way that few other papers or other main stream media outlets do these days. While I read the last two pages of the first section, I do so with the same grain of salt as when reading opinion pieces in the WSJ, which is generally biased to the right but also has great journalism.

That's how I read my local newspaper (Ottawa Citizen) ..... with a 'huge' grain of salt. One particular columnist (David Warren) I don't even bother with.

where it seems the reporters and the opiners inhabit different worlds (and probably do, in lifestyle). As long as Kristol isn't made editor, it doesn't impact the content of the paper.

_{Turn back to the Constitution - and READ it.}

truly a must read :D

26. William Kristol

Charges: Bears the burlesque Cheshire grin of a sophist born with a large silver spoon jammed sideways in his mouth. A second generation neocon raised in the tradition of Straussian perception management and myth creation, Kristol is basically lying about everything -- always -- and he knows it. Whether at the helm of Rupert Murdoch's Weekly Standard, appearing on Murdoch's Fox News Channel, or co-founding the disastrous Project for a New American Century, Bill is arguably the most egregious media hawk of a generation. Seems to have suffered no ill impact to his career or prestige despite having been completely wrong about everything to do with Iraq and Iran, and actually laughs about it with obnoxious frequency.

Exhibit A: "First of all, whenever I hear anything described as a heartless assault on our children, I tend to think it's a good idea. I'm happy that the President's willing to do something bad for the kids."

Sentence: Corners of mouth torn apart by metal hook towing mules and face stomped by high-heeled elephants.

http://www.buffalobeast.com/122/50mostloathsome2007PF.html

but call him "unwelcome" nonetheless...

He May Be Unwelcome, but We’ll Survive

New York Times, By Clark Hoyt, January 13

In 1972, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times, was looking for a conservative columnist for his left-leaning Op-Ed page.

At a charity dinner, he wound up sitting next to William Safire, the Nixon White House speechwriter who coined Spiro Agnew’s famous denunciation of the press as “nattering nabobs of negativism.” They soon had a deal.

But, as described in “The Trust,” the authoritative history of the family that has controlled The Times for more than a century, Sulzberger neglected to involve John Oakes, his cousin and the editor of the editorial page, in the decision. Oakes was appalled when he heard about the negotiations, and not realizing it was too late, offered alternatives. How about Irving Kristol, he suggested.

More than 35 years later, Sulzberger’s son, Arthur Jr. — this time in full partnership with his editorial page editor, Andrew Rosenthal — has hired another conservative columnist for their left-leaning Op-Ed page: Irving Kristol’s son, William.

The choice of Safire, who retired in 2005, set off a storm of protest. “The Times could have saved themselves about 50 grand a year if they just sent an office boy over to the White House to pick up the press releases,” fumed Nicholas von Hoffman of The Washington Post. Kristol’s appointment has not fared any better. “Pretty much the worst idea ever,” grumped Gawker, the New York media gossip Web site.