The Front Page

Odd headlines on the front page of the LA Times.

The main story is BUSH'S PROPOSAL VIEWED AS A DROP IN THE BUCKET. Now this is likely true--his proposal regarding gas prices is probably a drop in the bucket, and that's how many view it. Nevertheless, it seems to me the headline belongs to an editorial, not a news story.

(Gas prices are so high whenever I'm about to go somewhere, I ask an old question: "Is this trip necessary?")

Below the fold, we see IRAQI STRIFE SEEPING INTO SAUDI KINGDOM. I read the story and found there's no violence going on. The article is actually about Saudi Shiites looking at what's happening in Iraq and demanding equal rights with Sunnis.

Wouldn't a better headline be IRAQ WAR INSPIRES GREATER RIGHTS IN SAUDI ARABIA?