Thursday, October 30, 2008

PPH Gets Punk'd?

What does Portland Press Herald think of Sen. Collins' stance on corrupt, convicted felons serving in the Senate?

Remember, PPH endorsed Susan Collins not on the strength of her positions on the big issues, but instead (at least purportedly) because she's a moderate bipartisan centrist.

And yet Collins' decision to stand by a man guilty of seven felonies--stemming from public corruption and the abuse of official power--is nakedly partisan. It's about as transparent a betrayal of good government principles as you can imagine.

An honest newspaper would be sure to call out and criticize such a transparent act of cynical, partisan politics. Especially on the eve of an election.

Which is why there's a good chance PPH's editorial page won't even mention it.

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