Gloves are Off

This email, from a reader who describes himself as "not really a conservative, but certainly not a liberal", on the changing perspective of the Strib's coverage since the election:

Have you noticed that since the election that Strib, which always pretended to be objective, has, well, dropped the pretense? Now I know that the editorial page isn't supposed to be objective, but the editorials were always written as if any reasoned, rational, objective person
can see that socialism is a Good Thing. After the two post-election editorials and the op-ed that Lileks was commenting on today, I detect that that perspective is over. Also, if you buy the dead-tree version (I read it at work), the cartoon that accompanies today's article about tax-cuts on the Business page, would seem to indicate the gloves are off.

I agree - although the Strib's especially slanted and cowardly editorial page cartoons have never really been accused of fairness or balance even when the gloves were on...

Posted by Mitch at November 11, 2002 01:17 PM