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Following up on another reader’s comments on how the MSM has totally absorbed the right’s framing of the political conversation:
Very frustrating to watch Russert et al. on the morning shows and to hear all the “what ifs” about Democrats in the house turning the place into a circus of hearings, subpoenas, etc. and the prospective difficulties of working with ultraliberal wackadoo Nancy Pelosi.
Why isn’t this news presented for what it is — a blunt rejection of the president, his party, and their conduct of the last few years.
Voters are saying they want accountability and answers to very important questions on Iraq and a host of other issues, something they have been unjustly denied by Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney, Rice, and co.
If it takes subpoenas to get that accountability and those answers, so be it.
At the moment, I’m going on just a few hours sleep. So a detailed post just isn’t in me. But a lot of the names in DC have built their reputations, meal tickets and most importantly their world view around the Republicans. I mean, Mark Halperin needs someone to abase himself to, right? Don’t expect that to change overnight. That’s a battle to be engaged.
