I came across a letter from September 2003 while cleaning out my paper files. I noticed this comment--not mine--about the media, especially the Washington Post, which I think has really become a useless source of information since Bezos (Amazon) bought it and even some thoughts on North Korea. It seems things weren't much different almost 14 years ago.
"The Post bashes Bush every chance they can, though they were behind him on the war. Their feature political cartoon is hilarious, and never flattering to the President. He is always pictured with huge ears. I have never noticed his ears--they must be somewhat large? All these hearings, and everything else connected with the war makes me feel like "haven't we been there, done this before?" . . . Wonder if any of the boys on the Hill are thinking creatively about finances, or will we, as taxpayers, continue to pay the tab. WWII has been over a long time, and all we need is one hit from N. Korea and it would take out a lot of our guys with little warning. We just don't have the manpower to have troops stationed all over the world trying to keep a lid on things."Not remembering that the Post had ever supported Bush, I attempted to track down what the Washington Post editorial board had said about the war in February 2003, and found another source that quoted it asking how anyone could doubt the seriousness of the WMD charges. The actual link didn't connect because later WaPo became very critical of Bush so I think the link was disabled at their end. These days, WaPo might as well be a mouth piece from a foreign, hostile government.
The news is on in the background as I draft this. It really does sound like nothing has changed.
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