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Grading The Pundits

In today’s Washington Examiner, Brookings Institution Journalist in Residence (and former White House Press Secretary under Gerald Ford) Ron Nessen has a recommendation for political pundits in his piece titled, “The 10 Worst Things About Washington, And How To Fix Them”:

    3. PUNDITS. Calculate their batting average for erroneous predictions and faulty analysis (most are hitting around .200). Superimpose this batting average on the screen whenever they appear on TV.

But Rambling Without Repercussions is so much more fun (and profitable)!

(And, for Pete’s sake: Don’t tell our Final Four political pundits that they may be held accountable…)

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