[PJ-Comix]

Some of you may have wondered why no Beverly Lumpkin alerts in a long time. The answer is simple: Ms Lumpkin has committed the ultimate journalistic sin of all---she has become boring. At least back in the Janet Reno era we were able to get a fascinating insight into DOJ thinking via information that was spoonfed to Ms Lumpkin from her liberal pals, Eric Holder or Marie. Now that Lumpkin has been denied her insider status, her reports have become downright dull.

Yours Truly is also partially responsible for this. At the beginning of the "evil" reign of John Ashcroft, Ms Lumpkin resorted to absurd attacks on the new AG because (GASP! SHOCK!) he prayed in private. When I pointed out the absurdity of such attacks which contrasted with Lumpkin's glowing reports on Reno during her corrupt era, it seemed to be a wakeup call to Lumpkin (and I KNOW she reads my Lumpkin alerts posted on the FR). As a result she actually does stick pretty much to the facts nowadays but the problem is that she has a deadly dull writing style (a rare exception being this brief report) that I don't want to burden my fellow Freepers with.

Beverly, I actually miss our previous frequent forays but I just can't post your stuff on the HOTTEST forum on the Web unless you come up with something INTERESTING. If you want, why don't you pass your material over to ol' PJ here for review and I will punch up your copy for publication. Hey, I'll even keep your liberal bias in the final copy as well. All I ask in return is an occasional steak dinner from you courtesy of your ABC News expense account that you used for dining with Eric & Marie.

[gaspar]

It is amazing. Lumpy broke her own ricebowl within weeks of Ashcroft taking over. Rather than cut their losses and admit they have a dog with no scent ABC continues to pay her salary for work that is, as you put it, deadly dull. That's the way it goes with the PC crowd: Lumpy is boring BUT dependable.