Paul Kiel's got more here at TPMmuckraker on one Postie's dismissive response to questions about the paper's hiring of the AP's John Solomon. What we're supposed to believe is that the gripes about Solomon are simply a matter of his stepping on toes with his sleuthing. Please. As a pal of mine puts it ...

Someone posed the question to Peter Baker in a Post chat session--of Solomon's partisan hackitude--and Baker arrogantly brushed him off, suggesting that anyone who criticized Solomon was a rank partisan. That's simply not true, of course, since a bunch of media critics including Howie Kurtz have given serious consideration to the question in a non-partisan way. It also avoids the whole debate at the AP between legit non-hack reporters there, who thought Solomon was a hack, and the contingent that liked him.

If you want to know more about his MO, check out this post from earlier this year and the reference back to that piece in the Atlantic Monthly about reporters who are easy marks for second rate oppo research dumps.

And as long as we're on the subject, where's Jack Shafer on this? Perfect story for him. And even a good chance to get in the face of the new corporate overlord.