Ringing in the new year with an early editorial gaffe, the New York Times, it seems, isn’t quite ready to let go of 2006.  Either that, or the Gray Lady has decided to forego any new year’s resolution that demands of her the rigor to fact check her reports before going to print—particularly if the end result is a smear against “conservatives” (who, to the Times, long ago have come

1.  Disparage the hamburger. 2.  Vilify the hot dog. 3.  Rocky Balboa?  Fuck him. 4.  Point out that baseball is but a pale shadow of cricket.  I mean, cricket is played in trousers and sweaters!  How freakin’ civilized is that? 5.  Defend the honor of blood pudding against those proles who know absolutely nothing of gustatory complexity that hasn’t been taught them by the “combo meal.” 6.  Laugh uproariously at