FOX News to the Rescue!!

As you read below, Tom DeLay has caught some heat for taking trips funded by lobbyists for foreign agents. add that to the fact that his family, including his wife, are being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by the same people, you might think the press is ready to eat him alive...well...not all of them.

At the home of quality journalism, we're seeing these gems from the top anchors at Fox News:

Brit Hume: "Here in Washington, the press is after Tom DeLay again, but wait 'til you hear the facts," and, "speaking of Tom DeLay, the mainstream media were out after him again today." (Uh...so, is this Fox FINALLY admitting that they aren't mainstream but rather a fringe, wingnut outfit?)

John Gibson: "The liberal media is hammering 'The Hammer' - Tom DeLay under a microscope and under the gun. Is this simply a media hit job?" (To get the fair and balanced answer to this, he interviewed Rich Lowry, editor of the right-wing National Review. Oddly enough, they DID think it was just the media ganging up on him.)

Sean Hannity: referring to what he called the "liberal allegations," all he wanted to know was, "Is he the target of a smear campaign?" (the funny thing is that they actually AREN'T allegations. they are statements of fact that DeLay himself hasn't even denied. He's just said there's nothing wrong with it all.)

I'm actually tired of the media tip-toeing around this. he DID it. it is clearly illegal and unethical, and he's not denying it didn't happen. He is taking money from political interests he openly serves via his elected office and funnels it into the pockets of his wife and daughter. He doesn't deny it. what the hell is the point of a free press and governmental ethics rules when you can do things like this and defend yourself by saying there's nothing wrong with it. what is wrong is that the press says "ok, sure" and rolls over.