I know that I’ve done my fair share of bashing the Philadelphia Inquirer over the years (most of it well-deserved) but I believe that they deserve a hearty attaboy for being one of the first major market media organizations to call for Harry Reid to resign his Democratic leadership post due to the growing scandal over his shady real estate dealings in Nevada.
“Americans have been shocked and even disgusted by revelations of corruption in our current system by Republican lobbyists, senior Bush Administration officials, members of Congress, and former congressional staff,” Reid said in March. “The scandals have shown that some outsiders and insiders believed they could act with impunity.”
That’s how this case looks, too. Unless Reid comes up with a better explanation for this lack of disclosure, Democrats should not keep him as their leader in the new Congress in 2007.
Bold words from the Inqy. Maybe their new owners have begun to put the fear of “do real journalism or put together your resume” into the staff…
