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Pundit Boxscore for Friday 13 February 2004

KRAUTHAMMER COLLECTS KRISTOL: Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer was recently presented with the Irving Kristol Award for 2004 from the American Enterprise Institute. Vice President Cheney spoke of Mr. Krauthammer (link via Matthew Yglesias):

By the early 1980s, Charles's talent had been recognized by editors, and by readers in Washington and well beyond. And the most impressive aspect of his work is the sustained level of quality over a period of more than 20 years. This is not a columnist who merely fills space and meets deadlines. Charles Krauthammer always writes with care. In his columns and essays, there is always a powerful line of reasoning, and behind it the workings of a superior intellect. When you read his words, you know you are dealing with a serious person, who assumes the same of you.

I would like to believe that Mr. Krauthammer is a serious person and that he "writes with care". But I find it difficult to square that description with the quote-doctoring incident of two months ago, and with his apparent unwillingness to address the issue.



Lines in yellow indicate a substantive crossover column, meaning that the PI of the column differs by more than 100 points from the pundit's Normalized Total PI for the season, and the column contains at least five non-neutral partisan references.
Lines in gray indicate that the pundit has been classified as inactive, meaning that their columns are not currently being evaluated for partisanship.
Democratic references in blue, Republican in red, positive references in bold, negative in italics.
Author/
Affiliation
Title/
Date
words PI Partisan References
NYT Lead Editorial
New York Times
The Cloning Success in Korea
13 February 2004
502 100 2R-
That would: Bush administration, Congressional Republicans
WP Lead Editorial
Washington Post
Of Slots and Secrecy
13 February 2004
564 100 1D+,5R-
WHEN A: Republican, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. , Ehrlich
Implausibly, Mr.: Ehrlich, Democratic
But ordinary: Ehrlich
Paul Krugman
New York Times
The Real Man
13 February 2004
873 95 1D+,18R-,1R=
To understand: George Bush
By my: Bush, the president, the president
It was: Bill Clinton
The issue: Bush administration
Operation Flight: Bush, Bush, the president
In fact,: administration
But when: administration, the president, Bush
There is,: Bush
Old history,: Bush
I don't: administration, Bush
Some of: Bush
Still, we: Bush, White House
Daniel Henninger
WSJ OpinionJournal
Primary Democrats
13 February 2004
1310 68 3D+,38D-,9D=,10R+,6R=
Primary Democrats: Democrats
In John: John Kerry
The Democrats,: Democrats, Terry McAuliffe, Joe Lieberman, Democrat, Lieberman, Democrats, Democrats, Democrats, George W. Bush, Democrats
The Primary: Democrats, Howard Dean, John Kerry, John Kerry, Democratic Party, Democrats
These Democrats: Democrats, Kerry, Democrats
It doesn't: Kerry, Kerry, Jackie Kennedy, Kerry, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Democrats, Nixon, Kerry, Richard Nixon
The Republican: Republican, Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Democrats, Ronald Reagan, Kerry, Ollie North, Kerry, Democrats, Ronald Reagan
John Kerry: John Kerry, Democrats, John Kerry, Democrats, Bill Clinton, Clinton, Kerry, Kerry
We have: George Bush, Bush, John Kerry, Bush, Democratic, John Kerry, George Bush, Democrats, John Kerry
Mr. Bush: Bush, John Kerry, Democratic, Bush, Democrats, George Bush
In this: John Kerry
The vote: Hillary Clinton, Kerry
E. J. Dionne Jr.
Washington Post
A Voice Of Trade Rebellion
13 February 2004
884 65 14D+,3D=,1R+,2R-,3R=
Sen. John: John Edwards
Edwards told: Edwards, Edwards
It's worth: Edwards, Edwards
Nor is: Edwards
Why? "They: White House
Now, contrast: Edwards, Republicans, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, President Bush
"One facet: the president, Democratic, Charles E. Schumer, Edwards, Bush
I can: Democratic, John Kerry, Edwards, Kerry
Part of: Bruce Reed, Democratic Leadership Council
Indeed. But: Edwards
Mona Charen
Creators Syndicate
The Kerry moment
13 February 2004
998 58 1D+,11D-,4D=,6R+,1R-,3R=
The Kerry: Kerry
Someday, when: George Bush
From all: the president
But this: John Kerry, Kerry, Democratic Party, Kerry, Kerry, George Bush
Now, before: Kerry, Republican, John McCain, Chuck Hagel, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Duke Cunningham
Of course: John Kerry
As recounted: John Kerry, Kerry
Kerry testified: Kerry
So spoke: Kerry, Kerry
As a: Kerry, Kerry
But his: Kerry, Reagan
Charles Krauthammer
Washington Post
The Other Shoe
13 February 2004
818 33 1R+,2R=
It is: administration, administration
Add to: administration
Bob Herbert
Inactive
Bush’s Duty, and Privilege
13 February 2004
881
David Ignatius
Inactive
Keeping Faith in Iraq
13 February 2004
887
OJ On the Editorial Page
WSJ OpinionJournal
The Trials of Martha
13 February 2004
738 0