So while you were enjoying your three day weekend, Jim O’Shea was getting all outraged about getting fired from the L.A. Times over financial disputes, the demise of print journalism, etc.

In the past three years, four senior editors have left the L.A. Times complaining about budget cuts. Effectively, the L.A. Times is that guy who can’t commit that every girl thinks she can change. Rumors have it that the next editor who believes newspapers can change is former business editor Russ Stanton, who currently is the head of editorial content at latimes.com.

In his departing memo, O’Shea wrote, "when Sam Zell [CEO of the Tribune Co.] understands how asinine the current budgetary system is, he will change it for the better, because he is a smart businessman."

Heads up, Russ: That time has not come yet. Zell has yet to realize how asinine the current budgetary system is and is backing L.A. Times publisher David Hiller on this.

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