Check out these two editorials from today's Wall Street Journal and New York Times.
The Democrats' Lott, unsigned editorial by the Wall Street Journal. (cached here)
The Other Trent Lotts, by New York Times columnist Bob Herbert. (cached here)
This is not just a Liberal (NYT) vs. Conservative (WSJ) difference of opinion.
This is not just a Capitalist (WSJ) vs. Socialist (NYT) difference of opinion.
Notice how both pieces serve only the interests of the respective paper's political party.
Notice how the WSJ piece fails to include any of the names in the NYT piece.
Notice how the NYT piece fails to mention the name in the WSJ piece.
Notice how neither piece serves the truth, which would require casting the pox both ways.
This is like Carville (NYT) vs. Matalin (WSJ) - political whoring at its worst.
There is hacking and there is hacking. I'll take Mitnick and 2600 over these political hacks any day.
Notice how my cynicism just increased another notch.
Have a good day.