I wonder if anyone can pinpoint the moment when David Broder became a Republican hack. That was definitely not my original impression of him. He was always somewhat reserved in his advocacy, but he tended to advocate for things like greater health care access. I think most people were under the impression that he had liberal leanings, if he had leanings at all. Then, around the time that we started to learn about Monica Lewinsky’s thong underwear, things began to change with this columnist. I know that he wrote that the Clintons were messing up the Village with their hillbilly ways. Maybe that was the moment. Maybe that was just a warning sign. In any case, his work product now sucks. It’s not just that he regurgitates idiotic right-wing talking points. It’s that he makes factual errors and foolish arguments. He needs to retire.