This is why Americans don't know what's happening.

One of the upsides/downsides of travel is that I typically receive USA Today in the hotel. It reminds me of why so many Americans have no idea what the Bush Admininstration is up to. Today's issue is no exception.

You know the Congressional hearing that is taking place concerning the Bush Administration's illegal wiretapping of average citizens? Well, USA Today relegated that to page 7 of the print version, using the not-quite-accurate title of "Lawmakers Doubtful on Surveillance." No one who questioned A.G. Gonzales yesterday, not even Arlen Specter (well, except for some Republican toady who talks as if he is leading the Confederacy in a Civil War movie), "doubted" that the surveillance the Administration has undertaken is illegal. Even in the online version of the paper, the headline is repeated, though this time on the "front page."

If you're interested, here is how real papers report on an important issues like infringement on our Constitutional rights:

New York Times
Washington Post

I am sad to say that the Chicago Tribune, usually one of the top papers in my book, has buried this story. But then, their editorial came out in favor of Bush in 2004, so I shouldn't be surprised.



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