[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Journalism called states for Gore early, with low statistical reliability, and called states for Bush only grudgingly, when the result was far more certain. Even unto calling FL for Gore before all the polls in the state were closed, when Bush was the actual winner.

But let a cousin of GWB help call the FL election correctly, and long after all the polls in the country were closed, and journalism ranted about the possible establishment of an illegitmate "expectation" by that correct call--and essentially ignored the fact that it had called FL wrong. This is only to be understood as an admission that their fast calls for Gore were intended precisely for the purpose of favoring Gore the way they accused FNC of favoring Bush.

Journalism believes in the power of PR, and journalism took its best PR shot at giving Gore the election. From journalism's perspective it should not have been possible, but Bush won. So of all the constituencies of the Democratic Party, IMHO it is Journalism which is most aggrieved.

[RJayneJ]

Truly there's no bias toward FNC. Tell me it isn't so.