I wrote a Dan an email when the news of his firing first broke... and today I got a very nice response from him. Given the mail I'm sure he's received, I thought that was amazing. But just another indication of what a class act he is. I, however, am not a class act myself, and I hope the Washington Post rots.

i am glad dan wrote what he did...

and in between the lines
as regards the WaPo it's

"after me, the deluge..."

and so it is... fish wrap sans houseflies

Froomkin was pretty much the last reason to read the Post, and now we're left with the mediocrity of Richard Cohen and David Broder, and the utter mendacity of Micheal Gerson and Charles Krauthammer. The paper has fallen so far from what it was when Woodward and Bernstein were still doing honest work.

People such as Ron Suskind, Seymour Hersh, Jane Mayer, Murray Waas, Michael Massing, Mark Danner, Barton Gellman and Jo Becker, James Risen and Eric Lichtblau (better late than never), Dana Priest, Walter Pincus, Charlie Savage and Philippe Sands; there was also some fine investigative blogging over at Talking Points Memo and by Marcy Wheeler

Not exactly your typical Sunday morning lineup, is it?

Most of the MSM "journalists" have betrayed their professional and moral responsibiilties. And most of the MSM is in the toilet, including, sad to say, the once impressive WaPo. Froomkin's fine work repeatedly made these sad facts clear. I hope that he will soon reappear in a venue that appreciates his talents.

Indeed, I noticed this as the economy was collapsing last year. Virtually all the growth during those eight years was from a fake housing market based on flippers selling their crappy projects to each other and a fake derivatives market based on pushing paper from A to B and back again and collecting fees 3 times.

This is to say nothing of everything else Froomkin mentioned, plus stuff like infrastructure development or food safety.

The bottom line is, the Bush years were a waste of time, when we really needed to not waste time.

I think Dan's leaving will be for the better. The Post has been in serious decline for a while now, and Dan was only propping them up with some readers who otherwise would not be on the site. Dan's leaving will hasten The Post's demise. As for Dan, he'll find a new and better gig. He already has dedicated readers, so he's very marketable. And he'll have more freedom in his next gig. We'll miss him for a while, but he'll be back. And better.

Why am I going to miss Dan's column at the Post? This is why.

It was stupid for the Post to let him go but they are the ones who are going to miss him, not us. Froomkin's voice will continue to be heard through other channels... thank God.

I think Dan was a little modest. He should have included himself in the list of those who spoke truth to power.

I won't say he'll be missed by me, I'll continue to read whatever he chooses to write about. WaPo, however, will miss him terribly, as they continue to bleed what little credibility they have left.

Heckuva job, Freddie!

Dan left the WAPO today, and the WAPO left me. Not going there again, nor ever again buying the paper. He kept things sane During the years of Bush Thuggery.

Gene Robinson's still there, so I'll look in once in a while. But other than that, Phil Graham's just about finished squandering his legacy.

I will miss Dan as much as anyone (he helped keep me from going insane), but he is not the only reason to go on-line for the Post.

In recent months, they added Ezra Klein and Greg Sargent, who should be on an sentient being's daily read. They are certainly on Steve's.

Those three words, "stenographers to liars", say it all. Beautiful.

That last line about the stenographers is priceless, only problem is the stenographers (Krauthammer and the like) have job security while voices like Froomkin are sent packing.

It's clear that truth telling doesn't appear on the job duties of MSM "journalists".

So, whither the astute and admirable Dan Froomkin? Anyone know? Forgive my naivete if I didn't catch a well known word, but all I have is the link and the Nieman Watchdog. No specifics there yet.

Notably not on this list: The likes of Bob Woodward and Tim Russert.

I'd like to invite Froomkin over for dinner, but I just can't cook as well as this guy deserves to eat.

To inkadu: That is the most beautiful tribute ever.

I'm more upset about losing Dan's voice than that of Michael Jackson. Michael's entire life was a tragedy, but the American media hasn't always been the trash it is these days. Dan spoke truth, always, but it's not the only thing he did well: he focused on what was really news, rather than fluff pieces designed to sell.

Steve, please keep punching holes in the right's alternate reality as Dan did so faithfully. This is not a question of presenting the "other side" of a dispute. This is an outright corruption of the truth. Something is very wrong when half the people of this country can't agree on what is and isn't reality.

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