The White House And The Media Need

Ever Since Richard Nixon Walloped George Mcgovern In The Presidential Election Of 1972, Political Pundits Have Treated As A Truism The Proposition That Liberals Are Out Of Step With The Rest Of The Nation, And Therefore All But Unelectable Outside The Precincts Of The Northeast -- Give Or Take A College Town Here Or A Ski Resort There. During The Course Of Every Presidential Election For The Past Forty Years Now, Republicans Have Sought To Wield The Word Liberal As If It Were A Six-gauge Shotgun.

Face It, The System Is Rigged, And It's Rigged Against Us.

Liberals Do Not Appear To Address Potential Solutions With Anything Like The Far Right's Aura Of God-given Self-confidence.

Trends In Circulation And Advertising - The Rise Of The Internet, Which Has Made The Daily Newspaper Look Slow And Unresponsive; The Advent Of Craigslist, Which Is Wiping Out Classified Advertising-have Created A Palpable Sense Of Doom.

The White House And The Media Need One Another In Order To Be Successful In Their Jobs. The White House Depends On The Media To Make Its Case To The Public; The Media Need The White House To Fill Their Airtime And News Columns.