The Danger of 24/7 Spin

I listened to David Brooks make light of the NSA spying scandal as if to say it's a minor spat that can be resolved with some minor compromise between Bush and Congress. The truth that isn't being told in the MSM is that the more spin, excuses and lies that are told for Bush, the weaker this country gets and the greater the danger that our democracy is withering on the vine. Lies embolden people who are incompetent and the result is that more blunders are made.

The Carpetbagger Report has this to say:

Equating dissent and terrorism
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Depending on one's perspective, the release of the latest video from Osama bin Laden could have been yet another embarrassment for the White House. The man the president vowed to get "dead or alive" is still alive, threatening the United States, and mocking our efforts. Security measures that were supposed to be in place years ago are still waiting to be put in place. For some, the video is a reminder of a war on terror that's been poorly executed for far too long.

Or, perhaps you're a conservative with a slightly different perspective.

* MSNBC's Chris Matthews told his national television audience that the terrorist responsible for 9/11 "sounds like an over the top Michael Moore here, if not a Michael Moore."

* The far-right New York Post editorial board wrote, "Who writes [bin Laden's] stuff — Howard Dean? John Murtha? Sure sounds like it."

The Carpetbagger Report has more. All over the blogosphere today there is more. Many news organizations are no longer the watchdogs for Americans. We've known that for some time but with all these Republican scandals, you would think the media would finally show some backbone. And yes, some are showing some backbone. But too many are not.