In a recent poll conducted by the Pew Research Group, only half of respondents believed the press was treating the Bush administration fairly. Considering how hard the media, the left, and others have worked to undermine the administration and considering how vacillating the President has been with regard to his critics we are frankly shocked by the numbers and amazed that anyone could see through such smoke screens. According to the poll, even some Democrats (what’s left of the moderate wing in the party) recognized some bias within the press, though that number was still rather small. This administration, like any administration has suffered its share of setbacks, but perhaps no president has seemed more willing to rollover and play dead like this one has.

Bush certainly isn’t the first president to confront a media hostile to its policies, but none have been so timid in their willingness to fight and convey their message. Perhaps the administration has embraced a defeatist attitude or perhaps they aren’t sure what their message should be. As we stated earlier this week, there is a growing threat that the GOP will loose control of the control, just as they have lost control of the budget, social security reform, energy policy, and the war in Iraq. While a growing number in the media recognize the fact that there is a clear bias against the president, this will be of little conciliation when the country has fallen back into the hands of the tax and spend and socialize left.
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