But his attempt to characterize the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal as ridiculously hostile to taxation forgets that the Journal people are in good company.
He refrained from writing articles that talk about the Wall Street Journal's editorial board. 
mnli hypothesis: He refrained from writing articles that talk about the Wall Street Journal's editorial board.  premise: But his attempt to characterize the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal as ridiculously hostile to taxation forgets that the Journal people are in good company.