Has William Safire really joined our discussion under the nom de plume GUEST,Bill in NY, or is the above posting simple plagiarism?

If William Safire has decided to become a Mudcatter, then welcome, I am sure you can offer a lot to many discussions.

People who simply post articles from the New York Times without further comment or even an acknowledgement of the source are most unwelcome in my book. I suspect that the latter is responsible for the posting above, which is nothing more than a copy of today's column by the estimable Mr. Saffire.

-Bennet