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The New York Times informs us that Op-Ed page writers can just make stuff up. Read all about it here. Now you know why Friedman, Safire, Brooks, and Dowd are so frequently wrong. They don't have to be factual. Tom Tomorrow says that the Times should preface each opinion piece with this little gem of honesty:

EDITOR'S NOTICE: Even though some of the things in the following column may sound to any reasonable reader like statements of objective "fact," everything that follows is actually nothing more than a statement of the author's "beliefs," which, while they may be illogical, crackbrained or infuriating, are nevertheless exempt in every respect from the Times' error correction policy.

Of course, Krugman is always 100% factual:-) despite what Krugman stalker Luskin says.

Father, let me dedicate All this year to you
In whatever earthly state You will have me be
Not from sorrow, pain, or care Freedom dare I claim;
This alone shall be my prayer: Glorify Your name.
--from New Year's Hymn by Lawrence Tuttiett, 1864 (alt.)