Caution: WARNING! WARNING! "L" word used in introductory paragraph! Be on the lookout for conservative and/or conservative thought process! My first question upon reading this piece is this: When was the last time my politics was brought into question when I donated money, time, clothing, food or toys, to the poor, which my family does on a regular basis? Who among us was ever asked our political leanings when donating time at a soup kitchen or helping our church or community group assistt the poor? Answer: Never. Result: instant invalidation of author's premise. We do not know the politics of charitable donors, nor should we. Charity, be it any denomination or persuasion is a personal devotion of time or money that has nothing to do with how liberal or conservative one is in the polling booth. Frankly, I have read this publication predominantly for Pac-10 sports updates and stories, yet i highly doubt whether it will be among my first choices for politics. In fact, knowing how pervasive the northwest support was for Barack Obama, I doubt whether many in the Seattle area read it. either. Possibly the worst journalistic endeavor I have seen since Rush Limbaugh wrote a column. Then, again, when I finally muddled through to the end, and noted that Kristol wrote it, I just shook my head. Number one rule in elementary statistics, a requirement in any credentialed graduate school in America, is to question the validity of data. If Kristol believes that simply because someone has published a book it validates their findings, then the NYT seriously needs to rethink his abysmal year of tenure with their newspaper.