For James O'Keefe, "defunding NPR is obvious." He hasn't expanded on his reasoning, but the Republican line on NPR funding, in general, is that our deficit-ridden nature can't afford these kind of luxuries.

What we can afford, apparently, is to subsidize O'Keefe's work. He's applied for a 501(c)3 designation for his organization, Project Veritas, which would make all contributions to the group tax-deductible.

What most people heard about Vivian Schiller's tenure at NPR was that she let Ellen Weiss fire Juan Williams and, now, that her head of fundraising doesn't feel too warmly toward the Tea Party. But Schiller's most important and less-juicy contribution as the organization's leader was to transform NPR's clunky digital presence into a more vibrant Web destination.