I hear you! It's truly shameless, isn't it? The Herald Tribune frequently follows the "Fire, Ready, Aim" approach to journalism, especially when they're chasing after a conservative.
Say, isn't Adam Putnam that cogressman who looks like he's about 12 years old?
That's Adam all right - the Ledger mocks him a lot for his youth and calls him "Opie." But he's been a very good Representative - just quietly goes about his business and gets things done.
He was 26 when he won his first term (he's currently serving term number 2, I think) - the youngest member of Congress at the time.