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Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:00 AM

The Washington Post fires its best columnist. Why?

One of the rarest media commodities -- someone who criticizes Democrats "from the Left" -- just got rarer still.

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  • Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:53 PM

    edit?

    ...Post fires one if its most popular...

    or,

    ...Post fires one of its most popular...

    I don't think you meant to inject any doubt in that sentence.

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