Some years ago, residents of the Washington, DC area had a clear choice between progressive and conservative newspapers: the Washington Post and the Washington Times (and earlier, the Evening Star), respectively. Sadly, over time, the WaPo has shifted well to the right under the direction of neocon editor Fred "Right Turn" Hiatt. Asshat columnist Michael Gerson, former Bushie speechwriter, is a prime example of how their op-ed page has become a platform for numerous wingut pundits.
Sunday's op-ed column by Gerson blames environmentalists for the lack of progress in environmental protection, not corporate polluters or their enablers in the Bush Assministration (see EPA). As John Cole points out, it's like blaming doctors for not working hard enough with the tobacco companies in fighting cancer. This is what passes for "conservative" thought these days. Shame on the WaPo.
