So because Andrew Breitbart was going to be on Bill Maher's horrid show, Real Time, last Friday, I went against doctor's orders and decided to tune in. But before Breitbart came on, Maher entertained Steven Pearlstein, a columnist for the Washington Post - who may or may not be an expert on the economy. No matter, Maher treated him as one, nodding effusively, especially when Steve said that Republicans who don't swallow Obama's plan are being unpatriotic. He then asked us to imagine the outcry, if during the Iraq war, the Democrats had criticized our generals or hoped that they would fail because the war sucks.

Steve: we don't have to imagine. It happened, you bonehead. Remember the Petraeus "betray us" ad that ran in the New York Times? Or how about Hillary, Dick Durban, Harry Reid and every single liberal commentator from Maher to Olbermann to Matthews cheerleading our failure, in the hopes that it would usher their favorite party into power? Congrats – it worked.

Now, Steve's revisionist history isn't his worst mistake. He's saying that if we question the government's handling of the largest economic crisis in recent memory - we aren't patriots. But Steve - you of all people should be raising questions. You're the Washington Post go-to guy on the economy!

Which could explain why your very own paper is eliminating its standalone Business section on weekdays, while also getting rid of daily stock listings due to disappearing ad revenue and readers.

Guess you shouldn't question that either, Steve-o.