Posted 6:42 PM by Gene

The main reason [for fewer "independent" voters] may be the increasing segmentation of the news media into two groups. One -- including Fox News, most talk-radio programs, The Washington Times, The Weekly Standard, and National Review -- slants much of its factual reporting (as well as editorial commentary) to the right. The other, much larger group -- including NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, NPR, MSNBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post (excepting its admirably thoughtful editorials), The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and even The Wall Street Journal (excepting its tiresomely tendentious editorials) --is a bit more balanced but still slants to the left....

Calling all billionaires: What this country needs is a good national newspaper that will play the facts straight. A good national news network, too.

You're forgetting, Stuart, billionaires own The Weekly Standard, FOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!News, CBS, MSNBC (technically speaking), THE PAPER OF RE-CORD, The Washington Post (including its admirably thoughtful editorials), and The Wall Street Journals (including the CONSERVATIVE EDITION'S tiresomely tendentious editorials.)

Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, back to square one.