Media Bias Has Been A Favorite Theme

Promises To Get Beyond Partisanship Are The Most Perfunctory Sort Of Campaign Rhetoric, Almost As Empty As The Partisanship Itself.

Conservatives May Believe That Impoverished Borrowers Destroyed Wall Street. But We Liberals Will Not Fool Ourselves That Stupid Bankers Sank Conservatism For Good.

In Small Towns, Bored Teenagers Turn Their Eyes Longingly To The Exciting Doings In The Big Cities, Pining For Urban Amenities Like Hipster Bars And Farmers' Markets And Indie-rock Festivals. Like Everyone Else, They Want The Vibrant And They Will Not Be Denied.

Media Bias Has Been A Favorite Theme Of The Right For Decades, Of Course.

Under The Administration Of George W. Bush, You Will Recall, Federal Spending Grew Pretty Significantly. At The Same Time, The Number Of People Directly Employed By The Federal Government Shrank. One Of The Factors That Explained The Difference Was Contracting.