Hatchet jobs

Here's some good reading if you're one of those people (like me) who enjoy seeing pompous public figures ruthlessly carved up by savage prose. There's 'The anchor as madman' by Bryan Curtis on Dan Rather (some more juicy background material on Gunga Dan can be found here), and 'The Kerryness of Kerry' featuring Mark Steyn with his cruelty setting turned up to 11.

Okay, the kids are up. I've got my chair and whip -- I'm going in...