When the Swiftboat story first surfaced in early August 2004, John Kerry ignored it on the advice of his staff. For that he blames his loss. Why did his advisors take this tack? Most likely because they had confidence the story would be “ignored” by the old media. And it was. That is until talk radio and Fox news made it an issue. The rest is history. The new bias of the established media is not the phony story or the coordinated regurgitation of DNC talking points. It is the blackout of major stories that reflect badly on Democrats. But...