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November 15, 2006

The "Liberal" media screws over the Dems again

One would think that the liberal media would be in a desperate hurry to bury Democratic Party rifts as we head into the Dem majority legislature for 2007.

Not so much.

The TV, radio and print news are abuzz about the John Murtha-Steny Hoyer fight to become Democratic House Majority Leader.

Its quite a melodramatic show, according to news accounts. Murtha's 20+ year old ABSCAM investigation is being tossed back up on to TV screens in all its grainy, video glory. Hoyer is being cast as the dark bad guy who is fomenting a wedge between himself and Speaker Pelosi.

Its all so very Peyton Place.

Meanwhile, the GOP get all sorts of chummy media coverage for their re-installation of Trent Lott as Senate Minority Leader and Lamar Alexander as Senate Minority Whip.

The internal GOP leadership squabbles all but go unreported in the large media outlets. Yet House GOP Whip race has its own nasty battle unfolding--apparently complete with lobbyist interference.

One might be led to think, based on the way these things are being couched, that the Democrats are an angry bunch of power grubbers who can't deal with their internal decisions, much less run government. While the well mannered Republicans dust themselves off and gently assign their positions in an orderly fashion.

The liberal media wouldn't do that now, would they?

Posted by Carla at November 15, 2006 08:00 AM