Based on the disclosures contained in these two columns by Slate's Jack Shafer, we provide you with our best interpretation of how Shafer ranks his friends.

#1. David Corn ("a very good friend of mine")

#2. Mark Feldstein ("a friend--not as good a friend as David Corn, but a lot better than Michael Isikoff.")

#3. Thomas Ricks ("I'm friendly with Thomas Ricks.")

#4. Michael Isikoff ("a friend, but not so good. In fact, it's been so long since I've socialized with him, I'd say he's not a friend anymore but merely somebody I know.")

#5. Rajiv Chandrasekaran ("I interviewed Rajiv Chandrasekaran once.")

#6. Bob Woodward ("I had a sandwich with Bob Woodward 13 years ago and still maintain he didn't get a goddamn thing out of me no matter what you read in his books.")

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