Well, that's one point of view, but someone else on this thread raised another interpretation:
Oh yeah, and the AP/ABC would never mislead, exaggerate, or misrepresent in order to make the administration look bad. Nope, no sirree, would never happen.
Which is why I asked the question in the first place - to get opinions on it. I actually think that Diddle E. Squat's position is more in line with the AP than yours is.