Several readers wrote in criticizing me when I called Lou Dobbs a "nutjob" recently. I am going to have to check the weather reports in Hell, where I expect some of the more violent deceased hockey players are strapping on their skates, because I am about to point to an article in the New York Times justifying my judgment.One of several populist poses Dobbs has adopted is the claim that immigrants have caused a drastic rise in leprosy.  In 2005 one of his correspondents claimed that there have been 7,000 cases of leprosy in the past three years. 60 Minutes recently did a segment on Dobbs, and dredged up that claim. David Leonhardt of the New York Times writes: When Lesley Stahl of "60 Minutes" sat down to interview Mr. Dobbs on camera, she mentioned the report and told him that there didn't seem to be much evidence for it. "Well, I can tell you this," he replied. "If we reported it, it's a fact." With that Orwellian chestnut, Mr. Dobbs...(Read Full Post)