It is this kind of childish stupidity by Mr. Kristol that makes him unfit for the pages of the Times, or should I say the Times of distant memory. Mr. Rosenthal deeply offends long-time readers by implying that we are unable to tolerate opposing views. The Times has always published opposing views. That is not the same thing as hiring someone to hurl vitriolic insults at your loyal readership on a regular basis. Here is my cancellation notice sent to the editor:

To Whom it May Concern:

Sadly, I felt compelled to cancel my subscription to the New York Times today based on the announcement that William Kristol will be a contributing columnist. It has been a rocky couple of years for your readers, but this was one straw too many. Perhaps you believe that Mr. Kristol’s participation provides “balance” and you certainly have a right to that opinion. However, Mr. Kristol has proven time and again that he has no shame in pushing dishonest positions. In fact, the only outstanding quality Mr. Kristol possesses is his uncanny ability to get it wrong 100% of the time. Given this record, we are left with only two options: He is a shameless liar who believes his ideological ends justify any means or he actually believes the ridiculous assertions he spouts, in which case he is just plain foolish. Mr. Kristol’s offensive assumed superiority and disdain for the intelligent and deeply thoughtful individuals who don’t subscribe to his narrow, intolerant and bloodthirsty world view has insulted me on numerous occasions. To continue my subscription would be, I feel, contributing to my own mistreatment and additionally would support his erroneous elitist belief in the absolute value of his opinion. I just cannot do that.

Honestly, I can’t for the life of me figure out what you are trying to do. Given the times we are living in and the critical need for reliable sources for information, this apparent headlong rush into irrelevancy on the part of the Times seems almost criminal. I actually feel like I lost a trusted friend. I can’t speak for all your readers, but I suspect that a large percentage of them feel like I do. We have done our homework, we understand the difference between a legitimate conservative position and right-wing hackery and we don’t see any value in supporting the later. It is a blasted shame that you do!

Keep in mind that it took literally months of polls showing that the american people didn’t support impeachment for them to switch over from Americans support impeachment to Americans are teh stupid and we should impeach anyway.

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“So what if he is mediocre? There are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren’t they? We can’t have all Brandeises, Cardozos, and Frankfurters and stuff like that there.”

So what if Kristol is always wrong? There are a lot of people here at the NYT who are wrong all the time. They are entitled to a little representation, aren’t they? We can’t have all Krugmans and Herberts and stuff like that here.

Is it any wonder these inbred halfwits oppose the inheritance tax so vociferously?

Apparently the new motto is: “All wingnut delusions, all the time”.

If the paper of record actually believes this helps their reputation with the wingnuttosphere, they are as delusional as Kristol and Brooks. What was that again David? Reagan didn’t mean to be a racist when he capitalized on the southern strategy? Now you have a reality-challenged partner in crime on the op-ed page. That will be some race to the bottom of wingnuttia.

Whatever. It’s been apparent for some time that journalism is nothing but a closed, insular, incestuous little club. I hope they enjoy talking to themselves, because increasingly they are the only people who are listening.