I have always been under the impression that the best PR people work in politics. That is because PR is in politics as vital as breathing – and far, far more important than in private enterprises.I know many spin-doctors and political PR-people I’ve always looked up to, admiring how they manage the public relations both reactively and proactively. They’re usually very, very smart people whose capability to come up with ideas from the top of their heads is sometimes incredibly ingenious.But then there are idiots.

By horje, July 30, 2009Like everyone else I’ve watched the print media world fall apart over the last few years. The poster child for that industry is the New York Times, of course, and their many missteps in recent memory have been well chronicled. In early 2008 Marc Andreessen started a New York Times Deathwatch, and the company’s financial performance has degraded since then. I keep wondering what would happen if the top 10% of the writers at the NYTimes just…walked out.

Liberal Dems are refusing to accept the “Blue Dog” compromise! Next time President Obama blames Republican for bucking health care “reform” we can all get a good laugh. Dems are so split on the issue that it seems unlikely that any compromise will hold up. For everyone who rejects massive government intrusion into the health care of every American that’s good news! Liberals gag over health deal By GLENN THRUSH Politico 7/29/09 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spent half of Wednesday finalizing a deal with the Blue Dogs — and the other half quelling a brewing rebellion among progressives who think conservatives have hijacked health care reform.

Like everyone else I’ve watched the print media world fall apart over the last few years. The poster child for that industry is the New York Times, of course, and their many missteps in recent memory have been well chronicled. In early 2008 Marc Andreessen started a New York Times Deathwatch , and the company’s financial performance has degraded since then. I keep wondering what would happen if the top 10% of the writers at the NYTimes just…walked out. I know it’s crazy, but let’s just explore this a bit for the heck of it.