A few days ago, Post-Star managing editor Ken Tingley published a screed berating people for not being more upset about President Bush's commutation for his chum Scooter Libby. I don't know what things are like in Tingley's ivory tower, but most people I know were pretty well angered by Bush's amnesty for a convicted felon.
Granted, the outrage might not be as vocal as one might expect. I think it's muted because there is so much corruption in this administration, that Libby's clemency seems par for the course. But it doesn't mean that people don't care.
Tingley is right when he says: We shrug our shoulders -- yet again -- and say that's how the system works. Everyone is cheating and lying and that's the way it always will be. Republicans are no better than Democrats and Democrats are no better than Republicans.
It begs the question: when will the media elite decide to give fair coverage to Greens, Libertarians and other smaller parties who might offer an antidote to this business as usual?
If Republicans are no better than Democrats and vice versa, when will news outlets start giving serious coverage to other parties' candidates? When will Tingley's news outlet do so?
One of the reasons why the outrage is muted is because many people feel hopeless. They don't believe there are any other choices. In fact, there are alternatives. The media is just ignoring them. But I guess it's easier for Tingley to rant about everyone else rather than looking in the mirror.
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