As Brent Bozell and Matthew Vadum have noted here, Time magazine was especially flowery in its salutes to disgraced New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. In 2005, he was "The Tireless Crusader" in their Time 100 issue honoring the 100 most powerful and influential people, placed lovingly in the "Heroes & Icons" section. These short tribute articles are often not written by staff but by prominent people. Spitzer's was written by John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard mutual funds. But wait, look at this cozy arrangement:
Time 100, 2005: Eliot Spitzer: The Tireless Crusader By JOHN BOGLE
Time 100, 2004: John Bogle: The Investors' Advocate By ELIOT SPITZER
Bogle's puff piece by Spitzer also appeared in the "Heroes & Icons" section. Did anyone else notice this? Anyone outside the log-rolling enablers at Time?
