Stylish wordsmith Barack Obama had an op-ed in the New York Times last week, which is kind of a big deal. He could be the next David Brooks or Bill Kristol or even Maureen Dowd! So then Grampa Walnuts McCain was all, "Argghhh, I should get a column in the New York Times, I was tortured," so the Times is all, "Okay, submit one, we guess?"

According to Drudge or where-ever he got this from, Op-Ed editor David Shipley cold rejected McCain's submission because, instead of being an op-ed for the NYT, was just some rehashed campaign talking points against Obama.

NYT REJECTS MCCAIN'S EDITORIAL; SHOULD 'MIRROR' OBAMA [DRUDGE REPORT]