In this age of corporate "news product," I am almost always negative about the state of journalism. So it is a pleasure to note that some reporting survives. Last night, John Roberts did a report on the CBS Evening News that went beyond "On one hand…but on the other…."
Roberts examined the charge by President Bush that Senator Kerry has flip-flopped on Iraq, that Kerry voted for and against a bill funding the war.
Instead of being content to give us both sides, Roberts sought the truth of the matter. He told us Kerry did, in fact, vote for a bill funding the war with money obtained by rescinding the Bush tax breaks for the richest Americans. Then, Roberts reported, Kerry voted "No" on a bill that contained no such provision.
Roberts deserves praise. So does the CBS Evening News, whose reporting on the Administration has been craven.