Biased? No, we're not biased
Published Tue, May 15 2007 8:51 AM
Technorati Tags: News and Politics, Democrats, Annoyances, Media
Who say's the Associated Press is biased? How could anyone think that, especially with headlines like this: With his top deputy going, will Gonzales be next? I mean, seriously now. Can't you almost hear the breathless anticipation in that?
WASHINGTON — Paul McNulty's resignation Monday from the Justice Department has invigorated key Democratic leaders calling for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to leave as well.
McNulty, who as deputy attorney general held the No. 2 spot at Justice, announced his resignation amid the widening scandal over the firings of nine U.S. attorneys, including Seattle's John McKay.
His exit this summer will mark the fourth resignation since the U.S. attorneys affair became public earlier this year.
McNulty did not release a public statement about his resignation, nor did he say if it was tied to the attorney firings.
He did send a three-paragraph letter to Gonzales, saying personal reasons were behind his decision to step down.
"The financial realities of college-age children and two decades of public service lead me to a long overdue transition in my career," McNulty wrote.
Of course, from that point the article devolves into a series of Democratic Representatives pontificating on such things as "Resignations are no substitute for truth", and "This administration owes us a lot better".
Never mind that if the administration wanted to, it could do just as the previous administration did, and fire all 93 of the U.S. attorneys, at any time, without cause.
There's not a single quote from a Republican in the entire article other than Gonzales himself, and it doesn't address the Democratic talking points at all. How's that for "fair and balanced"?
This article isn't news it's simply a biased vehicle to release the Democratic talking points. What else can we expect from the L.A. Times and the Associated Press?
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