“The late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan liked to say that everyone is entitled to his own opinions but not his own facts. In the modern update, no one would be entitled to either: Dissenting opinions are not tolerated. Facts that clash with preconceived ideas must be ignored if not outright denied.”
Vilifying Tom Coburn for a moment of civility by Ruth Marcus
Washington Post
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
