How did this get into print?

The Ohio State Lantern had a reporter at the Columbus Tea Party on April 15. He apparently interviewed the

"State Auditor Mary Taylor who said she was happy to see such a large crowd, despite the rainy weather. She said the grass roots campaign showed how much the people care for America, similar to the way colonial Americans cared for America when the formed the Boston Tea Party.

"I believe in American ingenuity, and I believe that if the government gets out of our way we can solve this problem," Taylor said. "But instead of leadership, we get spending. When was the last time any of you got out of debt by going on a shopping spree?"

While a few in attendance said the rally had strong undertones from the Republican Party, most agreed that the government's spending, taxes and debt are getting out of control.

"I don't see how what's going on is capitalism any more," said Matthew Schill, a junior psychology major at OSU. "The careless spending without having a plan upsets me. Spending money we don't have, and increasing the national debt--I don't see how that will make anything better."

Unfortunately for Zach Tuggle, the student journalist for the Lantern, newspapers are going under at a fast rate, and I don't think he'll be able to save his profession which used to have a proud history. In recent years, the papers have been nothing but a collection of op-ed's and anti-business harangues, especially NYT, WaPo, WSJ, LA Times, Cleveland PD, and the Columbus Dispatch. Every "news" item was filled with anecdotes, psycho-babble, and MSW chatter. No wonder subscribers and advertisers gave up on them.