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Whether it's unions oruniversities,Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) has waged a number of huge fights -- symbolic and otherwise -- with liberals. So far, thefights have only served to bolster his credentials among national conservatives who like nothing more than a Republican willing to poke liberals in the eye.

And now New York Times columnist Gail Collins has thrown Walker another hanging curveball by which to bash liberals and shine in the eyes of conservatives.

In a recent column widelyderidedas a "hit piece" by conservatives, Collins centered on Walker's breakout speech in Iowa, declaring that it was "his moment." Known for her stream-of-consciousness writing style, Collins sets herself up as a kind of fact-checker of Walker's record. She blames the governor for cutting state aid to education that led to teacher layoffs -- particularly in regard to one teacher who had been honored.

But there was just one big problem with that assertion: Walker wasn't actually in office when saidcuts were made.

Theheadline -- "Scott Walker Needs an Eraser"-- pretty muchsaid it all, except it wasn't Walker who needed one.

The correction, which came two days after the column was posted, said: "An earlier version of this column incorrectly stated that teacher layoffs in Milwaukee in 2010 happened because Gov. Scott Walker 'cut state aid to education.' The layoffs were made by the citys school system because of a budget shortfall, before Mr. Walker took office in 2011."

Walker's conservative fans immediately seized on Collins's mistake.

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Newsbusters:

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The Fix: Scott Walker is a conservative hero, and liberals have themselves to blame for it