The liberal blogosphere is getting all worked up over some things Karl Zinsmeister has written in the past for National Review and his own The American Enterprise. Let me make it clear that I’m not joining these critics. I’ve enjoyed Zinsmeister’s journalism in the past and welcomed his appointment to the White House.

What I do have a problem with is the fact that he appears to be avoiding responsibility for a journalistic mistake. He should not have altered those quotes and republished that article as though it was an authentic representation of the original, and once confronted with his mistake, he should not have accused another journalist of misquoting him when the facts don’t appear to support that accusation. It’s amazing how such a misstep isn’t enough for liberal bloggers — they have to resort to the usual race-baiting smears as well.