Our erudite friends over at the Times have sort of, kind of congratulated those lowbrow goons at the Enquirer. Mr. Carr suggests that there may be some value in a pluralistic journalist society; perhaps the methods at the Enquirer aren’t entirely without value. A few weeks ago this op-ed would have been a nice gesture. However, with the advent of the Edwards affair and the embarrassing lag between coverage on blogs and coverage in major media, the piece comes off as an obnoxious attempt at turning apology into a chance for condescension.