In this case I believe the MSM relishes a hopelessly naive and arrogant REPUBLICAN congresswoman coming in for a few weeks and expecting to change the world. (No, I don't believe a democrat would receive the same treatment).
Just a few days ago she had that hilarious news conference where she claimed she was going to cut taxes, solve illegal immigration and the war in Iraq, find the Lindburgh baby, implement Cold Fusion energy production, and instruct NASA to build enough starships to properly greet the return of the Mothership.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gibbs15nov15,1,1158078.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
Short-timer staffers who are packing up knowing they are moving from Washington in days and weeks are trying to find other jobs and move familes home after serving Delay and the Majority in DC for years understandably would balk at the 8 day work week and 25 hour days Gibbs was demanding.
Where did all of Shelley's defenders go? There were quite a few of them yesterday, and they got downright indignant.
She is going to make a few votes and she knows that, but the Congress does have some unfinished work to take care of.
What the MSM is doing is taking her normal enthusiasm of being part of that historic process as 'arrogant' or 'naive'.
The MSM is trying to mock what is a good trait, exuberant innocence.
You would think that the people on the Free Republic at least would give her the benefit of doubt.