Investigative Reporting

The Associated Press has pushed a piece in which they catalog and deplore political "dirty tricks" this campaign cycle. Guess which party has committed all of them.

Mistakes Were Made

Regarding its most recent criminal conspiracy:

Catherine Mathis, vice president of corporate communications for The Times, said, “We made a mistake.”

No they didn't, they just got caught.

Were the shoe upon they other foot -- and this brouhaha instead involved the New York Post and veterans telling the truth about the mendacious John Kerry -- do you think that the New York Times editorial page would be thundering about conspiracies, and calling for a grand jury investigation, a special prosecutor, and hearings by the Federal Electoral Commission?

So do we.

If I'm Not Back Before Sundown . . . .

Do you suppose the New York Times issues GPS devices to its editorial writers, to assist them in finding their way back should they become lost in this endless hall of mirrors? They certainly should:

In partisan Republican circles, the pursuit of voter fraud is code for suppressing the votes of minorities and poor people. By resisting pressure to crack down on “fraud,” the fired United States attorneys actually appear to have been standing up for the integrity of the election system.

Because it's not like partisan Democrats would ever steal votes or anything.

Just the Facts, Ma'm

Opening paragraph of AP news story, objectively setting out the important events of the day:

WASHINGTON - The House passed a $463.5 billion spending bill Wednesday that covers about one-sixth of the federal budget as Democrats cleared away the financial mess they inherited from Republicans.