The best of the political bloggers are easily the equal of the opinion columnists at the New York Times. As the article rightly argues, this is probably fals

The best of the political bloggers are easily the equal of the opinion columnists at the New York Times. As the article rightly argues, this is probably false. Good writing is an art that requires lots of practice. Newspaper columnists have often set out to be journalists/writers/columnists and have practiced writing. Bloggers, even the best opinion bloggers, are usually people that have different skills and who happen to be writing about those skills. Their writing is usually inferior, although practice makes perfect and the blogging itself may contribute to their ability to write over time.