DR. GIGOT
Jonathan Chait at The New Republic writes a
brilliantly
funny piece (requires registration) about our friends at the WSJ:
One of the things that has fascinated me about The Wall Street Journal
editorial page is its occasional capacity to rise above the routine
moral callousness of hack conservative punditry and attain a level of
exquisite depravity normally reserved for villains in James Bond
movies.
Mr. Chait’s fascination is prompted by a recent WSJ
editorial which bemoans the fact that many low-income workers have no
income tax liability, thus “undermining the political consensus for
cutting taxes”:
When I try to visualize the editorial meeting that produced this bit
of diabolical inspiration, I imagine one of the more rational
staffers–maybe Dorothy Rabinowitz–tentatively raising her hand and
asking, “Isn’t that idea a bit, you know, immoral?” Then Robert
Bartley or Paul Gigot would emit a deep, sinister laugh and press a
hidden button, depositing the unfortunate staffer into a tank of
piranhas. Come to think of it, I haven’t seen Rabinowitz’s byline in a
couple of weeks.
