Free Republic

Steve Dunleavy, the hard-hitting, hard-drinking journalist who helped define The New York Post as a crime reporter, editor and premier columnist, died Monday at his home on Long Island. He was 81. The cause was unknown. “Steve Dunleavy was one of the greatest reporters of all time,” said Rupert Murdoch, owner of The Post.

Noted with Amusement:Among the things we need to cheer for during these tense times is a newspaper with a sense of humor.The New York Post, who gave us the wonderful headline 'The Axis of Weasels' has dispatched veteran columnist Steve Dunleavy to file stories on the perfidious frogs.Steven who is famous for his inabilitly to resist the press of the grape, is visitng French bars and cafes with a weasel under his arm.They probably wont get the joke but who really cares?