UNPRETENTIOUS, LEFT-LEANING NICE GUY: Both Donald Luskin and Brendan Nyhan have been extremely nice to me, so I'm not very happy that a post of mine with some mild criticism of Mr. Nyhan has led to a very unfair attack on him by Mr. Luskin on the issue of Paul Krugman and Social Security. Mr. Nyhan responded at length. I mostly agree with Mr. Luskin's dim view of Paul Krugman, but I've interacted with Brendan Nyhan by e-mail and met him once in person, and he's not "pretentious" and not a "twerp".
Each of the three Spinsanity guys freely discloses their liberal political background, but their four years of work clearly demonstrates their willingess to attack icons of the left such as Michael Moore, and even Paul Krugman on occasion. If you look at the current main page of Mr. Nyhan's blog, you'll find plenty of criticism of Republicans and conservatives, but also criticism of Maureen Dowd, Terry McAuliffe, Cynthia McKinney and Bill Clinton. If I evaluated him as a Lying in Ponds pundit, I assume Mr. Nyhan would look like Richard Cohen or Michael Kinsley, left-leaning but independent.
In his post, Mr. Nyhan also discusses his view of Paul Krugman and partisanship, and I will have to disagree with him when I have time for a full explanation.
| Author/ Affiliation |
Title/ Date |
words | PI | Partisan References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Thomas Tribune Media Services |
Living and dying by the court 25 January 2005 |
810 | 100 | 1R+ The Florida: Jeb Bush |
| Brendan Miniter WSJ OpinionJournal |
Woman of the Year 25 January 2005 |
990 | 91 | 9D-,1D=,22R+,2R= Instead of: Condi Rice, Democrats With 24: Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray, Carol Moseley Braun, Condoleezza Rice, Rice, Democrat, Condi Ms. Rice: Rice, President Bush, administration, Rice There has: Rice, administration, administration, President Bush, Rice Ms. Rice: Rice, Bush, the president, Ronald Reagan, Rice That it: Senate Democrats, Bush administration, John Kerry, administration These criticisms: John Kerry, Democratic Ms. Rice: Rice, Democrats It is: Rice, Rice, Condi Rice |
| Robert Scheer Creators Syndicate |
1600 Pennsylvania meets Madison Ave. 25 January 2005 |
808 | 81 | 1D+,1R+,13R-,1R= 01.25.05 -: President Bush, Bush, Nixon What critics: Bush In Bush's: Bush, administration "America's vital: Bush, Jimmy Carter It all: Bush At her: Condoleezza Rice, Rice The fact: Bush administration Many questions: Bush, Bush Speaking of: the president As the: Bush |
| Paul Krugman New York Times |
The Greenspan Succession 25 January 2005 |
864 | 71 | 1D+,9R-,4R= Alan Greenspan: Bush administration Yet President: President Bush, Bush Of course,: Bush, Democrats, Bush Nonetheless, Mr.: Bush For a: Bush I've known: Ronald Reagan But it's: Reagan administration Glenn Hubbard: Glenn Hubbard, Bushes Surely it's: administration It's a: administration |
| Molly Ivins Creators Syndicate |
'From the day of our founding' 25 January 2005 |
975 | 62 | 1D+,4R-,3R= 01.25.05 -: President Bush The Bush: Bush Nor is: Bush, George W. Bush A rather: Jimmy Carter, Bush Unfortunately, the: Bush At other: Bush |
| E. J. Dionne Jr. Washington Post |
. . . Oh, Never Mind 25 January 2005 |
914 | 52 | 2R+,15R-,8R= Perhaps I: President Bush Barely 24: the president On the: White House, Bush The president's: The president, Bush In the: administration, administration Could it: the president, George H.W. Bush Washington tea-leaf: 41st president, 43rd president, Bush, former president Bush The younger: Bush, Bush But the: Bush, Bush, Bush Bush supporters: Bush, the president And now: the president For his: Bush, administration, president |
| David Brooks New York Times |
The Sticky Ladder 25 January 2005 |
827 | 33 | 1R+,2R= In his: President Bush In his: President Bush President Bush: President Bush |
| Richard Cohen Washington Post |
Onward and Upward and . . . 25 January 2005 |
967 | 16 | 3D+,1D-,11D=,2R+,5R-,10R= The reviews: George Bush, John F. Kennedy Both Bush: Bush, Kennedy, Bush, Kennedy Bush said,: Bush, Kennedy, administration Bush drenched: Bush, Kennedy, Bush, Kennedy Both presidents: Kennedy, Bush, Bush, the president, Bush Enough. My: Bush, Kennedy, Bush, Kennedy This sort: President Eisenhower, Kennedy Is there: Kennedy, Don Rumsfeld, Kennedy Now it: Bush JFK's speech: JFK, Bush, Roosevelt, Reagan |
| Thomas Oliphant Boston Globe |
Remembering a gentle giant 25 January 2005 |
1052 | 15 | 3D+,2D-,2D=,2R+,3R-,1R= As a: Ed Muskie, Muskie, Muskie At The: Richard Nixon, Nixon And then: Ted Kennedy, Reagan, Democrat, The Gipper, Reagan In politics,: Mario Cuomo He also: John Kerry, Condoleezza Rice |
| Thomas Sowell Creators Syndicate |
Fourth estate or fifth column 25 January 2005 |
782 | 0 |