JON CHAIT WATCH….Jon Chait admits today that both PBS’s “Now” and the Wall Street Journal editorial page have a point of view, but says there’s more to it:

Neither “Now” nor the Journal editorial page are balanced, in the same sense that neither Margaret Thatcher nor Paris Hilton are virgins.

Jon, buddy, I’m a fan, and your point is a good one. But did you really have to use that analogy to get our attention? If I have bad dreams tonight, I’m blaming you.

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