Can Toronto Star Reporters keep a straight face?

I read Powerline regularly. It’s a great blog. Today I found a posting commenting on a Toronto Star article and Hindrocket asks the question:

I assume that liberals don't actually believe the drivel they write. But what possesses them to write such nonsense with a straight face is beyond me.

Me too, but what is even more incredulous is that the Toronto Star has a weekly paid circulation of 465,000.