It comes naturally to most reporters. His subject was Steve Forbes's flat tax. The flat tax rubs them the wrong way. And Mr. Engberg's report set new standards for bias. Mr. Forbes may be right or wrong about this, so Mr. Engberg lets us know which it is.
Economists say nothing like that has ever actually happened.
CBS News instructs its reporters and producers to identify people in a way that will help the audience understand any political bias they might have. I have done this on more than one occasion, myself. It's a good policy. Instead, Mr. Gale was presented to America simply as an expert with no tax ax to grind. That would mean more revenues for Washington.