Daily Howler notes New Republic editors are livin' large in DC

[BurtWorm]

Bob Somerby couldn't help but notice an item in the Washingtonian's real estate gossip section:

http://www.dailyhowler.com/

Christopher Orr, executive editor at the New Republic, and his wife, Michelle Cottle, New Republic senior editor, bought a five-bedroom Colonial on Loughboro Road in DC's Kent neighborhood for $1,470,000. The house has a hot tub and pool.

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IN VIRGINIA: Washington Wizards center Brendan Haywood bought a $1,550,000 Colonial townhouse in Rosslyn. The house has an elevator, library, gourmet kitchen, and rooftop terrace.

Somerby notes:

Surprising, isn’t it? The Wizards’ center bought the library. The New Republic eds went for the hot tub!

Yes, there’s plenty of reason to keep your mouth shut when membership in the press corps elite leads to such priceless rewards.

[AlGore-08.com]

1. Bob Somerby is a national treasure

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[glitch]

4. He really is. I want him to expand his audience.

I think he'd be a great radio host as well.

[Inland]

2. Ah, the travails of the rich. So droll.

[iconoclastNYC]

3. I love that site.

They do a great job exposing the problem with the press. It's not just about ideology, its about class as well.

[moof]

5. Memo to Bob Somerby. Stay off small aircraft.