Good News, Everyone! You Too Are Qualified to Write for the Pro-War WaPo!

But I don't know you.   I don't know your background or education or interests.  How can I be sure that you're qualified to write for the pro-war WaPo?   Because some guy named Michael Fletcher, who is going to write about Economics for the paper, doesn't seem to know anything about Economics:

Later in the discussion, a questioner noted that Bush is funding the war by "putting it on the credit card," and asked Fletcher, "How can you have a balanced budget when the billions being spent to prosecute a war going into its fifth year are all off the books as emergency appropriations, with the notes held by foreign entities such as China?" Fletcher replied, "Maybe I'll be able to give you an intelligent answer once I've written about economics for a while."

"Maybe."  Because, you know, that's hard stuff.  But what the hell!  Get back to me in like six months.  I should know more by then because I'll have been writing about it and, therefore, learning about it.

So is there something you don't know about?   Exercise tips?  Heart disease?  Health policy?  Nuclear proliferation?  Fashion?   Don't waste time learning about it before you start your career writing about it.  You can learn while you type.  And, apparently, you can type while you learn at the pro-war WaPo.   Send submissions here.

Update: Mick found out that Mr. Fletcher has a very important talent, which could explain his new assignment:

Fletcher is, in fact, already a WaPo political reporter who specializes in Bushian Stenographic Apologetics. Normally, he seems to spruce up Admin press releases a bit and then hand them in. So of course he’s the perfect stooge to defend the disastrous conservative economic policies beloved by the paper’s owners. He’s already announced his presence with a fawning piece on Treasury Sec Henry Paulson’s recent attempt to re-interest the Democratic Congress in privatizing SocSec.

Perfect. 

Comments

[mick arran]

They sure can pick 'em, can't they? Meanwhile, David Sirota is writing for a small progressive syndicate, featured in, like, a dozen papers with a total circulation of 35. But hey, they've got their priorities.