It is not labled editorial. The SFC is billing it as news. Why, did you find some opinion slipped into the copy?
Lewis Uhler, president of the National Tax Limitation Committee, filed suit Monday in Sacramento Superior Court, saying that the state controller, a Democrat, should be prohibited from paying the combined $30,000 per month fee to consultants Chris Lehane and Mark Fabiani, former Gore advisers. Both Lehane and Fabiani are now employed by the Southern California Edison electricity utility.
This is one of the DNC hacks that was brought in to spin the CA energy crisis and blame Bush for it...
Using a Davis spin doctor as the primary driver throughout this story is not what I would call balanced/objective journalism.
Even worse than openly stating their opinion (e.g. "I think Simon Sucks") they use selective quotes from his political opponents advisor (they don't state this relationship in the article) is not only misleading, it's cowardly.
Such performances didn't impress Lehane
Does it matter that this DNC spin doctor isn't impressed by Simon? Would he admit it even if he was? Why are we asking his opinion on this? By selecting the source of their quotes, they skew the article badly.
picture the level of panic among some Republicans this week
They also quote 'some Republicans'. I hate this. Are there no Republicans who would be willing to go on record to say this? Is this the belief of 20% of Republicans? 70%?
We should change the First Amendment to prevent the use of 'some' in the press. It tells you nothing except that there is at least 1 person in the world that holds this view.
Dinged, Stunning, Even, 'Stopped in his tracks', 'latest troubles', 'no small potatoes', Storm, Battered, Gushes, 'Raised eyebrows', Bravely, Dogged
These are a lot of loaded words to be in a short piece. Either the 'journalists' were trying to skew the story or they are just sensationalists who should see if the Enquirer needs their services...