THE PROBLEM IS SPREADING: As I’ve noted in several posts below, Slate’s “Bushism” and “Kerryism” features have come in for a lot of criticism for being sloppy, misleading, and just plain dumb.

Now the “Whopper of the Week” feature is getting the same treatment. What’s going on at Slate?

UPDATE: Eugene Volokh has some thoughts on Slate’s problem: “Part of the problem, I think, is precisely that these are regular columns, with constant plots — not just constant subject matters (the war, the economy, or whatever else), but constant points (Bush misspoke, Kerry spoke in too complex a way, someone lied). This means that their authors are constantly looking for something that fits the plot. That’s not a good recipe for sound, thoughtful journalism.”

Nope.