JD Hayworth (R - Blowhard)

JD has been spewing his usual vitriol, but in a bit of a changeup, has been directing it at the New York Times instead of Mexicans. This has been covered pretty well elsewhere, in blogs and the MSM, and I wasn't going to post about it.

Then I came across JD's own entry in The Hill's CongressBlog. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has his own CongressBlog entry on the topic here.

JD's entry is short, so here it is:

Re:New York Times–Revoke Their Credentials, Time To Go
June 28th, 2006

As a former journalist I have the utmost respect for the freedom of the press. But the New York Times has repeatedly abused that freedom by publishing classified information to the detriment of our national security, in the process putting lives in danger and possibly breaking the law. Revoking the congressional credentials of Times reporters does not restrict their rights - it merely restricts their access to the Capitol Complex. Let’s not forget that the New York Times is our guest at the Capitol. The paper has no right, constitutional or otherwise, to have a presence here. The paper has worn out its welcome and its time for them to go.

Couple of points JD....

1. You read words off of a teleprompter or a script. You weren't a journalist, you were a talking head.

2. You wrote "that the New York Times is our guest at the Capitol."

Let's be clear here. JD, you are OUR guest at the Capitol. Perhaps the New York Times "has no right, constitutional or otherwise, to have a presence" there, but it should be noted - neither do you. They have a job that calls for their presence there; right now, so do you.

Bottom line - the Times did its job, reporting on news that concerns all Americans. It ISN'T your job to stop them from doing theirs.

If the Administration, with your obvious support, (stop me if you've ever heard this one! :) ) is doing nothing wrong, then they have nothing to hide, right?

JD - face the facts. You've worn out your welcome and it's time for you to go.