The New York Times Op-Ed Page, Not Quite ‘Must Reading’ In Fred’s Circle

Spoke to one of the Thompson Associates about Gail Collins’ column this morning, ripping Fred Thompson in particular, the Republican candidates overall, and everyone who disagrees with her in general.

“I think it’s amazing,” he said.

“What’s amazing?” I asked.

“Not what she wrote, but that the New York Times still publishes it,” he responded. Then he offered a variation of that old existential question: “If a million trees die in a forest in order to publish the New York Times, does anybody care?”