Press Sides With Obama

The Wall Street Journal is reporting some of the comments by the press after Republican’s refused to support the $825 billion pork bill (often calling it a stimulus package).  Consider some of the comments from that story and others:

ABC Anchor Charles Gibson:  The banner announcing the story called it a “Rescue Plan.”  Then he went on to moan that “”not one Republican voted for it… turning a cold shoulder to the President’s appeal for bipartisan support.”

Reporter Jonathan Karl of ABC chided Republicans: “”So much for the President’s charm offensive. Today it was all partisan rancor and name-calling.”

Katie Couric of CBS whined:  “the President went up to the Hill to personally appeal to Republicans already… what more can he do?”

CBS reporter Chip Reid commented: “the White House says this is a victory for the President, but certainly there is also some disappointment that he worked so hard to get bipartisan support and couldn’t get a single Republican vote.”

LA Times reporter Mark Barabak used this headline to dismiss Republican:  “Republicans take a back seat.”

The Seattle-Post Intelligencer labeled their story about Republicans this way: “Loyal opposition: Still out of touch.”

It is interesting these same reporters never used this language when Bush was president.