No question about it, we are creatures of our own environment, upbringing and experiences. Of course we have our own beliefs and our own feelings. Of course we have opinions, prejudices, ideas and beliefs. But, we know how to lay them aside in order to tell what we saw and heard. Allowing our private thoughts to interfere with our reporting would be like an emergency room nurse who despises drug users giving slow and lousy treatment to an overdose victim.
Professionals know how to get the job done, no matter their druthers.
And, believe me, the this and that are never complimentary. Now, we're said to be elated beyond compare because a senator from Vermont has decided he no longer feels at home in the Republican Party. Again, I ask you to consider the weight of this story before joining the chorus of media-bashers. It was a big story because it signaled the Democrats' loss of influence and appeal, in addition to its loss of numbers. The Jeffords switch is even bigger because, in leaving the GOP, the entire balance of power changes and, with it, so does the fate of legislation and appointments.