That's what the mass media is still all about -- the control of the mass mind. Nothing makes them happier than everybody at each other's throats, questioning each other's motives, dividing us into one more factionalism, second-guessing our duly-elected representatives and undermining their every effort.
Surely these columnists must have something else to do besides telling the President how to be the president -- and justifying that usurpation of power by inviting everybody else to join in also. Resist the temptation to express an opinion just because one can -- based upon opinions based upon opinions based upon opinions...
And doing a complete 180° turn on the phrase, there's a whole lot of Kool-Aid imbibing going on here.
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Red-herrings...
The problem in this instance isn't the press, it's President Bush's really poor nominee and a string of poor decisions.
If you wish to follow him over a cliff, it's your right, but it would appear that a lot of people have written him off and moved on.