THE BIAS CONTINUES - AT 6:14 P.M. ET:  I regularly monitor the cable news channels during the day to see what they're doing.  I must tell you that the level of bias and unprofessionalism at some outlets has become intolerable.  I switched to CNN today to hear one of its anchors, Rick Sanchez, interviewing a reporter from The Hill, on the Specter spectacle.

You would think that Arlen Specter's defection means the end of the Republican Party, maybe even the two-party system.  Sanchez was absolutely joyous.  Are we in Heaven, or what? 

There was, as usual for today's journalism, no historical perspective.  Party switches occur regularly.  Former Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado switched to the GOP while in office.  Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama did likewise.  The Democratic Party did not collapse.

What is remarkable is that the media joy comes at the same time that Rasmussen, one of the more accurate and responsible pollsters, is reporting that congressional party preference among voters has tilted slightly to the Republicans, placing the party in good shape to make gains next year if it can capitalize on its advantage.  But you'd never know it watching CNN.

April 29, 2009