Sure thing, you betcha, Dickey, yep!!

What you don't get is thatwhen you pose straw-man, hollow windbag characterizatios of the whole media induastry, you don't really make the industry look bad. Rather, you shoot yourself in the foot and damage your own credibility.


In other news:

"Published: Monday, May 7, 2007
The Associated Press

HARTLAND — No fan of a movement to impeach President Bush, U.S. Rep. Peter Welch plans to hold a town hall forum on the topic anyway.

"I'm glad to listen to Vermonters," said Welch, D-Vt. "Let whoever wants to come and talk about it."

His comments came after a tense 45-minute meeting Saturday with activists involved in the Vermont movement to impeach Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

Welch, a vocal critic of the war in Iraq who joined Congress in January, said he plans to deliver a speech on the House floor about his constituents' support for impeachment. But he believes impeachment — which was endorsed by the state Senate last month — would prolong the war.

"I intend to make a statement on the House floor expressing the grass roots activity of Vermonters, the actions taken by 40 towns in expression of their frustration with the administration, and speak about the actions Vermont wants to restore democratic principles in our country," he said.

Welch's position upset pro-impeachment advocates Dan DeWalt of Newfane, Liza Earle of Richmond, James Leas of South Burlington and Adrienne Kinne of Sharon.

Earle said she was "frustrated that he won't answer the question about whether they committed impeachable offenses. Of course he can't say that because it puts him in a box, and anyone who says that statement would be obligated to pursue it."

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