Republicans Falsely Implicate Democrats in Foley Scandal

There are two things Republicans know:

1 -- The best defense is a good offense, even if the offense involves blatant lies.

2 -- When Republicans begin lying to escape the consequences of their actions (or inactions), they can count on a compliant media to abet them.

In their panicked attempts to dodge the fallout of the storm caused by Mark Foley's misdeeds, Republicans have resorted to asking for an investigation of DEMOCRATS.

The reporters who are working on this story KNOW the Republicans are falsely blaming Democrats in an attempt to preserve the GOP's hold on power. The Republicans doing the lying certainly know they're lying -- they even hold strategy meetings to plan their lies in advance. The anchors and hosts of the TV and radio shows where the Republicans are spreading their falsehoods know those Republicans are lying. Yet no one calls a lie a lie and no one calls a liar a liar. As always, the concept of "balanced" reporting means that every question has two sides and each side is equally credible. I say the sky is green. You say the sky is blue. The anchor of the show we appear on to debate says "A says green. B says blue. Let's agree to disagree. We'll continue to bring you coverage of this unfolding story. Now in other news..."

The American people have been way ahead of the media and the politicians for more than two years -- they've had enough of the Bush administration's lying and stealing, and enough of the Republicans in Congress lying and stealing.

Come November, the establishment media that backs Bush and the Republicans at all costs will find out just how out of touch they are.