NY Times political blogger Kate Phillips reports on the behind the scenes arrogant thinking of the NY Times' editors who rejected Senator John McCain's potential Op-Ed.  After David Shipley, the NY Times' Op Ed editor, explained in an e mail to Michael Goldfarb, who writes for  McCain's blog, why "the Obama piece worked for me" Shipley demanded that a McCain Op Ed worthy of appearing in the NY Times"...would have to articulate, in concrete terms, how Senator McCain defines victory in Iraq. It would also have to lay out a clear plan for achieving victory — with troops levels, timetables and measures for compelling the Iraqis to cooperate. And it would need to describe the senator’s Afghanistan strategy, spelling out how it meshes with his Iraq plan.Shipley graciously refrained from requiring McCain to also offer his first born. Revealing their lack of strategic war experience and their naivete, both Shipley and...(Read Full Post)