Last Laughs: Dave Weigel Re-Hired by Washington Post Co. →
No doubt those who tried to dismantle Weigel’s career could find themselves facepalm-ing this afternoon as they might have inadvertently helped land him a more comfortable, higher-paying gig, where he’ll likely have more freedom than he ever did at the Post to write whatever he wants. You can almost taste the disappointment coming out of original Journolist email publisher (Fishbowl DC blogger) Betsy Rothstein’s keyboard: she took the time to put scare quotes around Yahoo’s characterization of Weigel’s expertise, the conservative movement, which he covered for the Post. The Daily Caller — Tucker Carlson’s sketchy site, who published the majority of the emails — has been silent on Weigel’s hiring. That’s the sound of crow being eaten.
