In his own political column:

Each paper has strengths. Albeit through gritted teeth, I’ll acknowledge The Seattle Times’ much better political coverage.

And as for those wascally web logs:

Newly appeared media — partisan, ideologically driven Web sites — pick up and print the nasty, negative sniping that comes out of both parties.

Neither Seattle paper has allowed itself to be a conduit of pettiness into the political bloodstream.

Hmmm… I wonder how long it will take the commenters on this “newly appeared” blog to dig up an example of Connelly himself being “a conduit of pettiness”? 10, 9, 8, 7…..