When we are criticizing Republicans on narrow issues we should always tie our criticisms to make a point about how Progressive values are better than conservative values.
In 1987 the Reagan administration removed the requirement that our broadcast frequencies be used in the public interest.
The right's propaganda machine has been working to blow this up into a story that supports their "limousine liberal" resentment narrative, adding various embellishments with each passing day.
President Bush has a credibility problem. He "cried wolf." He used up his ability to come to us and say we need to believe him.
The DC media perspective is about the politics. The blogger perspective is about what is happening in the real world.
