David Brooks Reports that the NYT Can't Find Conservative Columnists Who Know Arithmetic

Some of us didn't take the skills deficit seriously, but David Brooks shows us that it is a real problem. Apparently the New York Times cannot find a conservative columnist who can deal with basic issues of logic and arithmetic. Brooks is very upset because the budget deal apparently does not include any cuts in Medicare.

He also is very angry that so many people insist on relying on arithmetic and pointing out that the "$1 trillion" deficits are almost entirely due to the economic downturn c...