Michael Barone joins the American Enterprise Institute

[Purveyor]

Conservative columnist Michael Barone has joined the American Enterprise Institute as "a resident fellow."

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Brian Whitaker, an editor of London's left-leaning Guardian newspaper, refers to the organization as the "the leading neocon think tank, which is warmly regarded by Mr. Bush."
AEI president Christopher DeMuth was not available for comment.

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http://www.washingtoncontinent.com:80/TWCstories/TWCnewspages2007/barone_joins_the_american_enterp_07_0100024.htm

[jaysunb]

1. Gosh...I thought he already was.

:evilfrown:

[Peregrine Took]

2. Yikes, there's a shockeroo! n/t

[TomClash]

3. No offense intended but

this one goes under "Sun Rises in East"

[Monk06]

4. Shouldn't the change that to Resident Fella to reflect the prestige of AEI 'Fella-Ships'

[TwilightGardener]

5. That's the way to flush the last shreds of your credibility down the crapper.

Just making it official, I guess.

on edit--who the fuck joins a discredited, despised organization in the waning days of its influence?

[AlCzervik]

6. he didn't belong already? This surprises me.