Powerline

Powerline has thoughts on the latest Daschle v. Thune poll. John Hinderaker also notes a Times piece about how the Kerry campaign has handled the swiftboat story--the details of which the Times won't report:

What really struck me in the Times' piece, however, was this paragraph:

In fairness to Mr. Kerry, his aides were faced with a strategic dilemma that has become distressingly familiar to campaigns in this era when so much unsubstantiated or even false information can reach the public through so many different forums, be it blogs or talk-show radio. Oh, sure, that's the problem all right. Now that the Times' mighty truth squad has lost its monopoly on the news, you never know what kinds of ideas--facts, even--people might into their heads.

That sound you hear is the crumbling of a once-imposing, but now mostly pathetic facade. With a little whistling in the graveyard mixed in.

Yes, what a terrible thing that people don't have to rely exclusively on what editors think voters should hear about--at the Argus, the editor who makes these decisions thinks Republicans are "evil."