That means that ALL factions work together for the same pupose. You are right that we should not be supporting liberal newspapers and magazines. BUT, we have a right to expect the Senators to do their part, and not stammer through an interview like they are clueless about the issues. And we CERTAINLY have a right to expect that senators and Republican pundits not attack the President (are you listening, George Will?).
The discussion is how to get better people on the talk shows. Whether they have large or small audiences isn't the problem; the talk shows are used (as I said at the beginning of this thread) to drive the coverage for the next week, and if we have weak representation then we are starting from behind.
To ask that the senators contibute a few positive soundbites and stand up for the President is a fairly reasonable position, if you ask me. In a few years, perhaps these shows will be defunct. They get fewer viewers each year. However, they still are setters of the agenda, and I don't like the way our side is represented on them.
So, you don't need to get so upset about this. I am certain this same discussion is going on between Rove, the President, Andy Card, and others. The President is doing his part with speeches. I expect my senator (Lugar) to do more than mumble through a Fox News interview. If he can't be helpful, I want him to refuse the invitation and let someone capable go on television.
You mention a very important point. Although the viewership on the talking head shows isn't stellar, choice clips from those shows are shown on the major news networks all week. It takes one numbskull making an inappropriate comment, to suck up all the air time good comments should be getting all week. Even if the good comments didn't show up on the news programs, at least we wouldn't be contributing to burying ourselves all week.
I do not think that anyone on this thread is that far apart. There are some people that will always start to bellyache and pick at everything, then others will agree 100 percent with the Administration and Pubbies. I hope that most of us are in between. Yes the President's job approval is lower, but not anywhere near as low as the MSM make it out to be, he has had a lot on his plate that would put any President's numbers way down. We could do more to shame and prod the So called Pubbies into speaking in a positive, intelligent, informative way or shut the hell up. We also need to punish the Turncoats by running someone against them in the Primary. We can double our phone calls and e-mails to Congress and the MSM. Sometimes complaining to the local affiliates has more punch them going directly to NY or Atlanta or wherever to complain. We can complain to the Local Newspaper that excerpts Articles from the NY TImes or Boston Globe or whomever. There are no easy solutions, we are in a war here in AMERICA. Our Guys and Gals will win the Wars overseas, it is up to us to verbally pound the Hell out of their detractors, and win the War in America. I know you do more than your part, you are one of the Soldiers in the Stateside Army. The Freeper Brigade.