Why We Don't Like Armstrong Williams

I do think that government has as much right to PR as the next guy, although I personally don't take them as clients any more.

But when Armstrong Williams was thinking about taking $240,000 on the sly to promote a program he should have supported for free, this thought should have crossed his mind:

"If they find out, I'll be Maureen Dowd fodder!!"

I hate it when she gets a morsel of legitimacy to chew on, because she always spits out a mouthful bilious gunk in the process.

UPDATE: For a rundown of all the media that are jumping on the bandwagon with Dowd, see Howard Kurtz' Propaganda Wars column in the Washpost. It includes a blogroll of blog commenters as well.