Deconstructing the Op-Ed Writers: Columns on 1/1/09

Sorry this is out of order -- I'm catching up on the N-J's most recent editorials. When that's done, I'll be doing these as they appear each day (I hope!) So, here's what the News Journal published on New Year's Day, 2009:

Health will only get more costly for all by GEORGE WILL BIAS: CONSERVATIVE

• Washington Post op-ed columnist
• Former Washington editor of the National Review, a leading conservative journal of ideas and political commentary
• Will has been critical of the Bush presidency and the McCain/Palin campaign
• Washington Post bio
• George Will on The Colbert Report:

When do satirical song lyrics cross the line? by RUBEN NAVARRETTE, JR. BIAS: CONSERVATIVE

• Syndicated columnist with the Washington Post Writer's Group
• Sample Navarette columns: Sarah Palin understands small-town America Dems Flip Flop on Iraq Respect Obama's choice of Rick Warren For Palin, a tie is a win McCain has his priorities straight
• Navarette bio

The real-life perils of Hollywood's romantic comedies by Gregory Rodriguez BIAS: N/A - Lifestyles piece

• Director of the California Fellows Program at New America Foundation
• Writes for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and The Economist
• Another piece that should have appeared in the entertainment section than on the opinion page.