As my frequent posts and links regarding Tapped would suggest, I generally like those guys and think that even when they’re absurdly wrong, they’re interesting and intellectually engaging. And I’m generally a big fan of Michael Tomasky, the editor of The American Prospect. But this caving-in to Atrios — of all people — is really just plain disappointing and lame on their part. Or at least that’s the way it appears. I know from experience that sometimes the public story doesn’t and can’t give the full picture of what’s going on behind the scenes. But Tomasky’s statement and Brendan Nyhan’s explanation certainly make it seem like The American Prospect had a real profiles in cowardice moment here.