Three Related Stories

The McCain campaign has launched a new web video called Obama Love. It’s pretty funny:

But the problem it documents humorously is real. William Tate added up the numbers for Investors Business Daily. Journalists donate money to Democrats over Republicans by more than a 10 to 1 margin, and even that ratio understates the case:

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Reporters consistently tell us that while it’s true that they’re all Democrats, it doesn’t influence their news coverage. Which leads us to the remarkable case of John Edwards.

I personally don’t care whom Edwards sleeps with, but then I didn’t care about David Vitter, Jack Ryan, Dan Burton, Dan Crane, Henry Hyde, Newt Gingrich, Bob Livingston–well, you get the picture.

Mickey Kaus headlines: Please Don’t Make Us Tell You What Happened.

These stories strike me as closely connected. See, also, Paul’s post immediately below.

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