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David Broder used to be a journalist. No shame in that. Unfortunately, he’s still a columnist. Which should rightly be a source of deep, continuing shame for The Washington Post. Inexplicably, it isn’t.

His latest column hails Newt Gingrich as a visionary. Yes. Newt. Gingrich.

It’s not even a visionary. It’s actually the visionary:

But if there is any politician of the current generation who has earned the label “visionary,” it is probably the Georgia Republican and former speaker of the House.

The foremost visionary in the current generation of politicians.

Broder’s dementia doesn’t just surface intermittently. Here’s Attaturk on Broder’s previous three columns:

McCain Finds His Footing — And how has he found his footing? By saying “the surge is working”…

Romney’s Master Plan — Mitt Romney master artisan of business management …

Lindsey Graham’s Realism — Oh yes, Lindsey Graham asked a question, he asked a question, Davey couldn’t love the realism MORE! Of course, Lindsey Graham voted to bloc the restoration of Habeas Corpus…wouldn’t even allow a vote; did the same with balanced deployments. But oh he asked a question of David Petraeus that said this was tough, calling on the non-suffering chattering classes to manly continue their non-suffering over the nobility of the non-war-supporting masses that and those that will have to do the suffering. But he asked a question! Bravo, Lindsey, Broder was so excited he piddled on one of your rugs — good thing it only cost ya’ a buck.

I was so moved by these accounts of David’s Broderosity that I made up a little tribute:

Newsjunkie panhandler: Broder, can you you spare an insight?

Broder: Insight to spare! Get real. I have no insight to begin with. (Starts to walk away… turns back.) Say, you have any insight to spare?