Re: "
Focus on midterm elections instead", Chris Satullo, March 19, 2006. As the head of the Editorial Board at the Inquirer, Mr. Satullo's op-ed was surprisingly biased. His analysis of Democrats, liberals and left-leaning bloggers was condescending, full of overgeneralizations and misleading in its exaggerations.
If Chris really had his thumb on the pulse of liberal blogs, he would know that the focus of late was not on impeachment, but on censure. And he would know that these bloggers focus on more than one thing at a time. Also, I am surprised that Mr. Satullo lumps all Democrats together. How could this party all be talking about the singular topic of impeachment and also be the party that can't stay on message? Continued below...
Satullo's distain for bloggers screams out, especially for liberals, saying they are in "digital silos" and are as distorting as right wing bloggers. Yeah right. It is patently obvious that Republican leaders, both in the White House and Congress, are the ones who prefer to misinform and distort as standard operating procedure. Democratic leaders aren't even close. And so, too many of the right wing bloggers, who value allegiance to the party, likewise distort the truth. The left wing bloggers don't have this similar problem and most wouldn't sell out even if they did.
Satullo's main point is that Democrats "real focus ought to be the upcoming midterm election". Wrong, the real focus should be on all the ways this country is being mismanaged, and how to stop the corrupt, incompetent, thoughtless way our country is being run into the ground. We don't have the luxury of focusing on one election. It is pathetic that anyone at the Inquirer would say that "Unless Democrats can win at least one house of Congress, that the President's policies will continue to elude serious scrutiny". Isn't this scrutiny thing also the media's job, regardless of who is running our government? Well, your lack of interest here is exactly why liberal blogs have blossomed and continue to gain momentum. They know scrutiny is our collective responsibility, and they are not waiting around for someone else to do it. If Satullo and others in the traditional media paid more attention, they'd realize this fact.