At least it's something he's good at

Thomas Sowell is easily one of the smartest guys walking the planet today. He has a recent column of random observations, just a short paragraph each, that proves this once again. I found this one particularly amusing:

Despite political differences, it is hard not to feel sorry for White House press secretary Jay Carney for all the absurdities his job requires him to say with a straight face. What is he going to do when this administration is over? Wear a disguise, change his name, or be put into a witness-protection program?

Let's face it: few press secretaries have every been required to spew the demonstrably false statements that Carney does. They all have to spin; often they have to dodge. All have occasionally lied with a caveat. None, I think, has had to simply ignore facts the way Carney has. Fortunately, his background as a reporter at Time magazine prepared him for this.