The Red America blog post for the day is an announcement by Executive Editor Jim Brady, that Domenech has "resigned". Earlier this morning, I wrote, tongue-in-cheek that "...but let's say that he is [a plagarist]--plagarizers can't have opinions?"

Well they can, but not as a columnist for the Washington Post.

Bad news for Domenech. Bad news for the Post. Good news for the far left?

Well, I'm sure they'll see it that way, but it has that that Gannon/Guckert quality to it--sound and fury but not much long-term import.

In my view, this may have a silver lining.

The irony is, at least for me, that I wasn't particularly impressed with Domenech, and I considered, however briefly that he may be the Alan Colmes or Tucker Carlson figure in all of this--a deliberately mediocre pick as to not to outshine the real stars of the show...

If the Post wants to continue with the experiment, they have a chance to trade up.

UPDATE: Glenn Reynolds recommends Bill Hobbs. I haven't read enough of Hobbs to have an opinion, but it highlights part of the problem--a lot of really good bloggers are simply not "red" enough.

Decision 08 says good riddance

Michelle Malkin isn't coming to the rescue.

Captain's Quarters

It seems clear that there isn't going to be a rally for Domenech.

Update II: Obsidian Wings gives chapter and verse.

This is the wholesale lifting of the turn of phrase, idea order, etc... Its hard to see where you can get any wiggle room. What bewilders me is how a writer--someone who enjoys writing and considers it a craft, would simply represent someone elses work as original material. Is there a financial rainbow at the end of this kind of practice that I am unaware of?

Plagarism in the context I am familiar with (high school, college) was always because someone didn't care about the writing--they cared about getting the grade, making the deadline, everything BUT the writing. I am bewildered by plagarism by writers--people who write because they love to write and feel fortunate to get paid for it--what the hell is that about? I suppose because I don't write for money, I may not grasp the business realities that affect professional writers, but I would expect that regardless of one's professional or amateur status, the craft would be of such importance that misrepresentation would be contemplated with horror and disgust.

Maybe Domenech is made for other things...