Monday, April 26, 2004

Fair and Balanced: Conservatives constantly rail about the "liberal media", and they come up with many genuine examples of biased articles that lean to the left. But they ignore the many articles that lean to the right.

Here, for example, is a Washington Post story about how Bush's tax cuts and the low interest rates have led to a booming economy in the DC area. The truth is, such government policies can influence the economy, but they cannot control it. But this article makes it seem like Bush's policies single-handedly revived the economy.

Funny, you won't see this article mentioned on any conservative media-watch-dog sites.

I encourage conservatives and liberals to continue to look for and point out biases in the media. But any conspiracy theories only undercut your credibility.