August 25, 2012
The Washington Post has long been known for its sycophantic coverage of the rich and powerful but it may have hit a new low today. The theme of an article on the presidential race was that Representative Paul Ryan, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, used the word “baseline” in a discussion of the budget with reporters. The reporter and/or editor was just incredibly impressed with this fact.
Real reporters might ask Ryan to identify some of the loopholes that he plans to close to make up for his tax cuts to the wealthy (e.g. mortgage interest deduction, deduction for employer provided health insurance etc.). A real reporter might also ask him to be more specific about the programs he plans to cut or eliminate over the next decade to meet his spending targets. And, they might ask him if he really intends to eliminate the whole federal government by 2040, except for Social Security, health care and the Defense Department as the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of his budget implies.
But hey, those would be questions raised by real reporters. The Post is just so awed by the fact that Ryan used the word “baseline,” wow!
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