Letters to the Editor
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Journalists?
Just a few thoughts:
I think it's important to remember that pre-Katrina, most folks didn't appreciate what an incompetent boob Bush was (and is). We had our doubts about his intellect, but I'm pretty sure that most people, including journalists, were willing to give Bush the benefit of the doubt. Add in the patriotic fervor in America post 9-11, and it becomes a little more understandable as to why Bush was able to feed us s**t, while convincing us it was steak.
At the time, who could believe that a U.S. President would be willing to lie us into war, just to satisfy his neocon cronies, big business, and his oversized ego? I always viewed Bush as "intellectually challenged," but took (misplaced) comfort in that he seemed to surround himself with experienced, knowledgeable men such as Colin Powell, Dick Cheney (in his pre-"Darth" days), and Rumsfield.
I wish the press had done a much better job, but they didn't. Some have copped to their "sins" and some (most) continue to excuse, prevaricate, and ignore their culpability. They come across as members of an exclusive "club" for "members only." That is precisely why I take EVERYTHING they say with a HUGE grain of salt and seek my information from other sources - like Glenn Greenwald and Salon - and even then, I keep the "salt shaker" handy!