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ERICK ERICKSON: The conservative pundit for people who think Ann Coulter is too demure. (Photo by Joeff Davis)

On Friday, Peach Pundit Poobah and RedState.com editor Erick Erickson twice called retiring U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter a “goat fucking child molester.”

Believe it or not, it wasn’t even the most insane thing Erickson has written in the past three days.

If I’m going to keep demanding Time retract its absurd claim that Shirley Franklin is one the best big-city mayors in America, its only fair I retract my 2007 claim that Erick Erickson is a bright light in the local blogosphere.

My bad.

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SEE UPDATE here.

A leading Georgia political blogger is being accused of conflicts of interest for doing work for politicians and failing to disclose it. The issue raises a couple of broader questions about ethical standards for political bloggers.

Atlanta Progressive News released an investigative article early this morning that details work done by Georgia Politics Unfiltered’s Andre Walker for U.S. Senate candidate Vernon Jones and incumbent Congressman David Scott, as well as a long list of favorable posts on Scott.

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