Because I could have sworn she had pretensions to seriousness and actually expected us to take Leah Soboroff's righteous indignation as proof positive of her father's honesty and integrity. If it was meant as humor, it failed. If it's that Stewart's editors require she actually find a relevant corroborative source, she might try looking a little harder next time. I guess she figures that negative attention is better than no attention at all. Too bad the rest of us have to suffer for it.
Labor is hard work.
It's typically Republican to generalize, use scare tactics, and play fast and loose with misconceptions. Sadly, even people like KPCC radio host Larry Mantle let them get by with it. Jill Stewart's column is not one of them. There is, however, an ironic silver lining to the Jill Stewart cloud. Ms. Stewart occasionally offers commentary upon issues that are somewhat arcane.