What the heck is the deal with the WP?

[saracat]

They haven't said anything positive about the Kerry Campaign in ages and now this poll 51% to 45% advantage Bush? Headline"Bush maintains clear advatage over Kerry?" With the CBS cave in, this is making me very nervous! Anybody know how they weighted these answers?

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. Ask them for a breakdown of the demographics.

Big break today was discovering that these polls are primarily Republican heavy.

[seabeyond]

2. havent said anything nice in ages,........never, never

have i heard any body say anything nice or positive about kerry in all hte time kerry has been running. we had a little positive about his speech during the dem convention, that was it. of course after saying it was a good speech they trashed kerry and the saying it too fast.

never have they said a positive thing. and i had news on all waking hours

[CBHagman]

3. The Post has been screwy for years.

For about 18 months after 9/11, they kept working the phrase "popular wartime president" into articles on Bush. Then, following Bush's 2004 State of the Union address, they suddenly went slightly critical of him (this after trying to put the best spin on the thousands of protesters who greeted Bush during his state visit to the U.K.).

Now that they've got a Democratic candidate to bash, they're in full whorish mode. The Post hates both Al Gore and Bill Clinton and never misses a chance to bash either one, and now they've got Kerry to kick around. Donald Graham must be wetting his pants for joy.

The Post long ago lost its moral authority; if Nixon or McCarthy were alive today, they would turn a blind eye to dirty tricks. Now that Herblock and Mary McGrory are no longer with us, and Colman McCarthy was fired, there's precious little progressive commentary at the Post. They still print Harold Meyerson and E.J. Dionne, and even E.J. Dionne can be a knee-jerk Democrat-basher, though he claims to be on our side. David Broder will NEVER fill Mary McGrory's shoes -- not even in his wildest dreams.

However, there's nothing else for the Washington,D.C., area reader. Our only alternative is that candy-colored abomination called the Washington Times, and we know all about who runs that.

[spooky3]

4. don't forget Tom Toles, a worthy successor to Herblock.

But I agree with everything else you say, and I'm afraid there are many more appalling examples. Howard Kurtz's pieces SHOULD be on the op-ed pages along with all the other RWers, but instead they are treated as "reporting."

With the passing of Katharine Graham, so passed the Post's pursuit of the truth.