For psychological reasons I can't fathom, Brendan Nyhan is conducting a "Brendan-Hater of the Year" contest, and it turns out that I'm one of the contestants, for this post. I'm up against some stiff competition, including James Wolcott, but I'm leading in the voting right now (apparently because I'm the only person who's voted so far). So throw me a vote if you have a chance. I'll do one-armed pushups if I win.