DON'T SHOOT; HE'S ONE OF OURS:

Woodward's war heroes (Tony Blankley, November 20, 2002, Washington Post)

A lot of conservatives speak ill of Mr. Woodward, but that is not fair. He merely faithfully transcribes the offerings of the various government sharks and minnows who offer themselves up to his transcription service. (Except for former CIA Director William Casey, who was probably dead at the time he was quoted back in the 1980s.)

As I can testify to from firsthand experience, the Woodward method is simplicity itself. He just calls up the various players and their senior staff--tells them what horrible things are being said about them by their co-workers--and offers them a chance to get their side in.

It's strange that conservatives dislike Mr. Woodward so much, particularly because the cumulative effect of his work has been to make the conservative case, as argued here. Posted by Orrin Judd at November 20, 2002 6:05 PM