More On Watson

Yesterday’s post on Carlos Watson generated more mail than just about anything that’s appeared on this site.

Perhaps more than anything, people objected to the characterization of Watson as a “jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none.” Readers pointed out that he founded a successful company, Achieva, which was sold to the Washington Post Co.’s Kaplan education division, has worked on and managed campaigns, and done successful private sector work with McKinsey & Co., among other ventures. “No, he hasn’t worked in politics or journalism forever — but that’s not a bad thing,” one person wrote.

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