As the election season approaches, the media senses blood in the water. More sharks than the usual suspects are circling. Anybody with special inside Washington DC access, like Bob Woodward, can point fingers at the administration and claim to know the "inside story."

The past and ongoing failings of Iraq and Afghanistan as told to him by disgruntled still-serving and retired bureaucrats. Woodward has made a career of yellow journalism, dating back to Watergate and the demise of President Nixon. The timing of his latest missive, a book entitled: "State of Denial," to be released in the days leading up to the Congressional elections, makes me wonder about his true intentions. Woodward has done a remarkable job of ingratiating himself into the halls of power. His "good old boy" demeanor is quite smooth and gives him a leg-up as a darling of the media. The liberal media salivates whenever he speaks and rarely questions his conclusions. 

It's troubling to watch the latest feeding frenzy on television as the right-wing and left-wing media batlle each other for ratings. And Woodward keeps on selling more books to the gullible observers who take everything he writes as gospel. If it were possible to capture all the energy expended in criticizing how past events were handled, the war on Islamic Fundamentalists would already be over.

Be prepared for an onslaught of spin, a deafening crescendo in the liberal media that the Democrats will soon be in control of Congress. The thought makes me personally ill. Any incumbent Republican who told a fib in grade school is at risk of losing their seat. The issue is simple. Will the majority of voters be able to understand how important are the stakes involved? I pray that they do.

Contributed by Karl Bossi on September 29, 2006 at 07:34 PM in Current Affairs, Dem Dumbness, Karl Bossi, Peacenik Stupidity, Politics | Permalink

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