Why Is Anyone Surprised by This Dave Weigel Business?

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  June 25th at 04:59 PM  | 

You can read Ben Smith’s post here at the Politico on Dave Weigel. A few points from me: 1. It is no surprise to me that Ben Smith is on Journolist too. I wonder if the push back by lefty oriented journalists over Sarah Palin complaining about that stalker moving in next door was coordinated on Journolist. Probably. 2. The most shocking story is a | Read More »

Why I Can’t Take Dave Weigel Seriously

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 26th at 03:10 PM  | 

Unlike a lot of my friends, I really don’t have a problem with Dave Weigel. He is what he is. Referred to the Washington Post by Ezra Klein as someone competent to cover conservatives (a bit like Lenin making staffing decisions at the Wall Street Journal for someone competent to cover capitalists, or setting up Mearsheimer and Walt as the heads of the NYT’s Israel | Read More »