Yes, Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post doesn’t know shit

The Political Forecast ranted against Washington Post "reporter" Chris Cillizza, and for good reason.

Here's two sentences of Cillizza's story in the WaPo:

Iowa state Sen. Ed Fallon may have been the least known but most important participant. Fallon ran a surprisingly strong primary campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination this year, a bid based largely on his opposition to the war in Iraq.

This is simply shitty reporting and editing.

Where's the fact checker? Out to lunch?

Ed Fallon is a State Representative, not a State Senator.

Campaign issues? I don't see The War in this list.

Fallon was the least known? He won Polk County! Sure, Fallon's district is in Des Moines, but considering that Chet Culver is the Secretary of State (based in Des Moines) and that Mike Blouin was formerly the director of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, that's a really good showing on Fallon's part.

Luckily, Cillizza's column doesn't extend beyond the Washington Post. Unlike, say, Mike Glover of the Associated Press, who goofed up a quote this past week in a story that multiplied quicker than Gremlins in water.