Apologists Accepted

I don't usually buy the LA Times, especially since they raised the price to 75 cents. But I bought it Friday, and here was the main headline: Bank bailouts appear to be paying off. So that's the big news for the day.

The other main above-the-fold healdine was Why he named pullout date. The subhead explains further: In Obama's Afghan war sessions, a mantra arose: to make the biggest military impact in the shortest time. Once again, news, not an editorial.

I'm sure the stories go on to present both sides, but if you just pass by a newsstand, you'd more likely think the job of the Times is to back up Obama's decisions.