As Iraq sinks ever deeper into civil war, the
Star Trib this morning was leading its website with the story headlined "
Bush says recent rash of violence in Iraq is 'Defining moment' for fragile government." Over at the blog
Booman Tribune, the headline is "
Iraq imploding before our very eyes." Which is more accurate? Not a tough question - the
Strib treats the liar-in-chief like he's telling the truth, which he hardly ever does, especially about things he views as important. There could literally probably never come a moment when the
Strib wouldn't treat the preznit with "respect" by treating his utterances as false. I don't claim that the destruction of the newspaper's credibility is a major factor in the financial losses it has suffered over the past few years, but it can't have helped.