Do You Have a Permit For That Quill?

As a professional writer who grits his teeth every time hacks like J K Rowling, Dan Brown, or Stephanie Meyer come on the scene and suck up all the money to the applause of critics who should know better, it's a pleasure to watch Tim Blair take a fresh scalpel to a New York Times columnist who gets his knickers in a twist because he thinks "Joe the Plumber" is "unqualified" to be a writer.