Never having been a fan of the NYT, I very much enjoy the current nastiness (except for the racism it is bringing out in some folks, but even that has the merit of forcing people to show their cards). I clearly enjoyed reading Firestorm in the Newsroom for that reason. I suppose the case will now be made that Rick Bragg has gotten preferential treatment because he's from Alabama. No? You think it is just a coincidence that he and Howell Raines are both from the Heart of Greggie? We dare defend our writes! Heh.