Kayleigh McEnany's White House press briefings instantly became must-watch TV when she first took the podium on May 1.  You need only watch one to see why, and it's not because of her looks.  Or at least not entirely.  The one on Tuesday, May 26, was particularly entertaining, first as a display of a certain kind of journalism and second as a show of how faulty data can still have their uses. The fireworks began when Ryan Lizza had his chance to pop a question.  Lizza is a decent representative of the type.  Since graduating from U.C. Berkeley in the mid-1990s, he's had stints as a reporter for or contributor to the New Republic, Atlantic magazine, New York magazine, GQ, the New York Times, the New Yorker, and currently Politico and CNN.  His longest stint — ten years at the New Yorker — ended in 2017 when he was fired for alleged sexual misconduct, which he strenuously denied.  A victim,...(Read Full Post)