Liz Smith: Now using powers for good instead of evil

Liz Smith expresses surprise (after invoking the obligatory MGF disclaimer) that Judy Miller’s questionable Hardball revelations that the Bush administration was reaching out to Ahmed Chalabi didn’t get more press attention and that the Times didn’t address them directly. (Hi Liz! Jack Shafer welcomes you!) Smith: “I know—this is hardly up there with important stuff like Paris Hilton’s horoscope, dog and social doings.” We’d mock, but we don’t necessarily want to discourage this sort of behavior.