Truest statement of the week II

In other words: When Josh started his blogging, he was part of the career journalism world (through his spot at the American Prospect) -- and he was still imagining the possibility of a full-time career in upper-end, established media. And can we talk? In 2002, if you wanted such a career, you tended to cast yourself as a Serious Person. You puffed on your pipe and you hemmed and you hawed. When it came to the war in Iraq, you saw all sides of Bush’s thoughtful proposal. You weren't sure that war was best -- but you certainly saw all the angles! This may be why Josh walked such a Serious line in the months leading up to Iraq.

-- Bob Somerby on Josh Micah Marshall, The Daily Howler.