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From David Frum: The Miers nomination, though, is an unforced error. Unlike the Roberts's nomination, which confirmed the previous balance on the Court, the O'Connor resignation offered an opportunity to change the balance. This is the moment for which the...

Times: Miller May Have Misled Editors

It's one thing when the MSM lies/misleads/fails to report on stories that fall outside of their definition of, as the NYT states it, "...news that's fit to print". (Which is more realistically ..."news that fits, we print"). I mean, that's waht they are, and that's what they do.

The twist here is for "ace reporter" Judith Miller apparently lying to her own editors about what she's been doing on their time and dime.

It's almost...as if once they start playing loose with the truth in one area, they get into the habit of doing so, and continue it, even "in house".

Ultimately one can expect liars in one area to lie in others. THIS is what is meant by the (much maligned by the MSM) concept that "character counts", eh?

Body chipped from glacier likely a WWII airman

The only problem the Chief has with this is NOT the factual circumstances of the story itself, but rather with the journalistic caution.

"...Likely a WWII Airman."

Well now. This is hard. Human remains were found in a cake of ice. 13000 ft up the mountainside. Wearing WWII Army uniform, flight suit, and parachute. Had obviously been up there for some period of time. NOW - what are the possibilities. WWI, WWII, Korea, Viet-nam era, or Civilian?

Hmmmmmm? (Think, think!) A WWII outfit? Well now, we can say he was
"...Likely a WWII Airman." Phew! Anything to avoid coming to a simple conclusion based on clear factual evidence, which might set a bad journalistic precedent for the rest of the media.

In fairness, the DC Times is generally a cut above the rest of the MSM - but this is NOT one of their higher moments - maybe that's why it struck my attention.

ssAnne Applebaum, author of Gulag, has a great piece in the Washington Post contrasting the trial of Saddam Hussein with the Nuremburg trials in Germany following World War II. Excerpt:Yet Nuremberg was, in retrospect, a huge success, and as the...

Laura Bush has taken a page out of the left?s play book by playing the sexist card:First Lady Laura Bush said Tuesday that some of the criticism of her husband's Supreme Court nominee, Harriet Miers, could be driven by sexism....

Hurricane Wilmalpha Aims at N.E. Coast

Interesting set-up for the northeastern coast.
Time to batten down the hatches up there mates - ayuh!

Cindy Sheehan is back in the news:Cindy Sheehan, the so-called peace mom on a crusade to end U.S. involvement in the Iraq war, is publicly blasting Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., for her continued support of the ongoing conflict. I think...

Here is an interesting exchange Rush Limbaugh had with a caller yesterday: CALLER: I just wanted to point out I've been a longtime Bush supporter, and when he gives a speech like he did this morning it makes me feel...

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