1620 Where were the headlines?

The biggest story this fall is not Katrina or Rita, or even Harriet, but the peaceful outcome of the constitutional vote in Iraq. So where were the headlines? The biggest story in inches in the USAToday this morning was that Americans are losing the "Battle of the bulge." Yes, news that you need to start back on your diet when you've put on 5 lbs., got more space than the fact (presented very negatively) that the Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds all went to the polls and voted. What liberal media? They really wanted this to fail. If it bleeds, it leads; if it succeeds, no need.

Right in the middle of the election "success" story (presented negatively) on p. 7 was an outlined box listing American military deaths. The assumption would be at first glance these Americans died so the Iraqis could go to the polls. Nope. One died of wounds received in July, and 5 of the 7 died in accidents. What liberal media?

The main front page stories were 1) sports (always a good filler if you only have good news to report) and 2) a rumor that some critically ill patients may have been euthanized in New Orleans during the flooding and evacuation. Usually, the media supports euthanasia of the elderly, but in this case, if it reflects negatively on something FEMA didn't do, euthanasia is a bad thing.

Go back and read your 18th century US history. The Iraqis are doing better than we did when it comes to getting a constitution put together.