After a lot of debate, it is now official: Politico is a total joke. Any attempts for me or others to claim that the publication is objective should go out the window at this point. Check out the frontpage right now, at 9:12 AM. What's the top headline?
GOP Hopes Rises As Dems Hit Rough Patch
What is the evidence for this headline? According to the article, besides the Blagojevich scandal, Dems suffered bad losses in the Georgia Senate runoff, and the two House special elections in Louisiana last week. What. A. Load. Of. Garbage. Earth to Politico writers: LA-04 is an R+7 district, and Georgia is still Georgia, a state no one on earth ever reasonably expected to win. In terms of LA-02, the seat was lost because of Bill Jefferson's indictment, not because of a tarnished Democratic or Obama brand. The seat will flip back to the Democrats in two years -- you can bet your house on this. Incidentally, find me the people who argued that the Democratic win in TX-22 two years ago -- another political fluke -- was a sign that the GOP was in huge trouble. The fact that Politico is trying to kick up more dirt to bring down the Democrats one month after landslide wins is beyond pathetic.
Naturally, the other top pieces this morning are a smattering of other slanted "news":
Scandal, appointments give GOP hope
Transition site censors Blago questions
Dems rake cash from business
GOP may seek Bill Clinton's testimony
You really can't make this stuff up. From here on out, I am not going to link to any more Politico stories. This is not a newspaper, but the Drudge Report in print.
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