Irresponsible Press Corps
Atrios calls them out, all of them:
We're all a bit annoyed that reporters are unwilling to call a lie a lie, but there's something even worse going on. I've found that reporters are unwilling to believe that they're being lied to, based on an odd belief that their power to fuck over the person who lied to them insulates them from things. There's such a strong presumption of innocence based on their own perceived power. Which they never use. It's weird.It is as if they are afraid that if they call a lie what it is they will be accused of a liberal bias. Calling someone out for lying is not a liberal bias, it is practicing journalistic integrity. If calling someone out for lying is liberal than sign me up. As it stands, Republicans across the board are beginning to blame Democrats for the timing of this story, with no proof whatsoever. I wish we had someone other than Olbermann and Cafferty to call them out on this.
The odd sight of b-list Republicans fanning out to suggest that what this scandal is really all about is What Nancy Pelosi Knew And When She Knew it is somewhat entertaining, but it's really time for the press corps to not put up with this game.
