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Domenech is "also known as a [[George W. Bush|Bush]] appointee, and the son of a Bush appointee, and as a contributor to ''National Review Online''," Joe Conason [http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/03/24/domenech_blog/index.html reported] in ''Slate'' March 24, 2006. "That decision by Post management has provoked much speculation about its motive for employing Domenech. Many observers surmise that Domenech was brought on to 'balance' Dan Froomkin, the popular [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/04/11/LI2005041100879.html ''White House Briefing''] blogger on ''WashingtonPost.com'' whose skepticism and wit have provoked whining from the right -- and defensive reactions from certain Post reporters worried by accusations of 'liberal bias' at the paper." "Almost immediately the liberal blogosphere exploded with outrage over Domenech's hiring by the Post. But by Thursday bloggers had more than ideological reasons to oppose the Post's move, as he [http://www.first-draft.com/ plagiarized film critic Stephanie Zacharek], and [http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/11/05/bachelor/index.html Mary Elizabeth Williams, writing about television]," Joe Conason wrote[http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/03/24/domenech_blog/index.html reported] in ''Slate'' March 24, 2006. "As a college student Ben Domenech lifted arts criticism; as a [[GOP]] henchman, he was accused of fabricating a [[Tim Russert]] quote,." Conason wrote.
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"After a stint as chief speechwriter for Senator [[John Cornyn]] (R-Tx.), he co-founded [RedState.com] and became a book editor at [[Regnery Publishing]], where he worked with [[Michelle Malkin]] and others," ''E&P'' wrote.
"Froomkin has spent a decade at the Post, and also worked for the ''Winston-Salem Journal'', the ''Miami Herald'' and the ''Orange County Register''. Froomkin is also deputy editor of niemanwatchdog.org, the web site of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University," ''E&P'' wrote.
