A couple weeks ago, the Washington Times sent out a fundraising email on behalf of a right-wing group opposing the Sotomayor nomination. Then, last Thursday, Washington Times email list subscribers received this:

Forget, for a moment, the question of whether the Washington Times should use its email lists in this way. What does it say about the “newspaper” that it is comfortable assuming that it will not alienate its readers by sending out partisan fundraising appeals for the House Republican Leader?