A Senator suffers a brain hemorrhage (Tim Johnson, D-South Dakota). National media immediately swarms not to cover his condition, but to talk about its implications for the balance of power in Washington should he no longer be able to serve.
I don't find any surprise in the media flock sitting on the wires, discussing "what ifs" for Bush's final two years.
I just find it reprehensible when the real balance is where Johnson's life hangs. This desperation to get to the story first gets really old, especially when human life is at its crux.
And this is coming from a member of the print media. Vultures armed with cameras and microphones cross the lines of basic respect without thought to what they do. That is a tired, old story, but one they never tire of crossing lines to tell.
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