It looks like the New York Times is making the first small steps in the transition to an "online" publication. I tried to access Maureen Dowd's OpEd piece defending Joe Biden on the New York Times website and got the following: This One’s for You, Joe - By MAUREEN DOWD Published: February 7, 2007I feel compelled, now that Joe Biden has slipped on yet another presidential banana peel, to lend him a hand.To continue reading this article, you must be a subscriber to TimesSelect. Huh? Apparently, I'd have to sign up AND PAY for a New York Times web subscription to read her columns (as if that was going to happen). The last columnist in the world I would PAY to read is Maureen Dowd. She's a cross between Jonathon Alter and Norma Desmond. -- Posted By GCCR to Maul of America at 2/08/2007 12:31:00 PM