And so it ends

The battle between the Gray Lady and the Lobbyist is now over. The settlement of the defamation suit between the New York Times and Vicki L. Iseman is being carried out on the Web. The NYT does not have to put a retraction (or, apparently, anything else) in its print edition regarding a story on her dealings with the Gentleman from Arizona. If you expect much in the way of illumination or wisdom, you're asking too much.