Deconstructing Thomas Friedman

It seems that the New York Times' op-ed page idiocy factor grows ever stronger. As if it weren't bad enough that we have the Babbling Brooks, now we're treated to the moronic John Tierney, replacing the senile William Safire. Tierney's rhapsodic waxing about the glories of the Chilean pension system, based on the testimony of one guy he knows (Nathan Newman debunks the whole mess) is a triumph of reductionism.

But nothing quite reaches the Zippy the Pinhead-like heights of Thomas Friedman. Yes, Thomas Friedman, cheerleader for the Iraq War and passionate advocate of the glories of outsourcing (especially since it's not HIS job going to Bangalore). It's rare that I link to anything in the New York Press, but Matt Taibbi's review of Friedman's new book will be the biggest laugh to be had this week for those not holding Spamalot tickets.