Steve G. thought my earlier swipe about Frank Bruni becoming the Times's food critic was pointing out that he had been demoted. Just to clarify what my point was -- I don't think it's a demotion. I'd love to be the food critic for the Times. I'm sure it's a coveted wonderful gig. Nothing against critics of food or anything else.
The point I was trying to make was that in the world of the Times editors, one can go from being a campaign critic to being a food critic, that a similar set of skills and a similar style is appropriate for both jobs. I find that rather troubling.
The Times's coverage of the campaign in 2000 was abysmal, with Bruni's love letters to Bush balanced by Kit Seelye's lies about Al Gore. 2004 is shaping up to be a repeat.
