I guess that in mindset of the Times, the fact that he's a conservative is a damning relevation, and they hope to ruin his career.
In fact, it will help it.
Hope you don't mind working long hours, Buckhead!
Yeah. They go through all this trouble to "out" BuckHead as a conservative activist, even though everyone knows he's an active Freeper. Truly spectacular "investigative" journalism, isn't it?