The Bush administration is having a meltdown -- and the political media, both right and left, are having a field day. Each new government misstep energizes the pundits.
Harriet Miers' nomination to the Supreme Court -- and her Oct. 26 withdrawal -- capped a series of events that have been catnip to talkshows, including the ongoing upheaval in Iraq, the administration's sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina, Social Security, the Minutemen and the prospect of indictments in the Valerie Plame-CIA affair.
Part of the newfound zest is coming from a subtle shift in conservative attitudes. Ever since Rush Limbaugh pioneered right-wing radio 18 years ago, talkers have followed a knee-jerk script: Clinton, liberals and Democrats are bad; Bush and Republicans, good.
Now, they are veering from that mantra. Democrats are still targets and the potshots at Bush are selective. But, for the first time, there are potshots.
Variety.com
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