Instead of reading *that,* read *this*

By hrynyshyn on July 14, 2009.

By "that," I mean Sarah Palin's first attempt at recreating herself as a pundit. For some reason, the Washington Post continues to publish error-ridden op-eds.

By "this," I mean former Fortune managing editor Eric Pooley's debunking of the climate-bill scare tactics of Warren Buffet, scare tactics that lesser minds (see above) embrace.

Both items were published today.

h/t to Joe Romm.

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