Politics of Personal Destruction May Backfire!

Well I certainly hope that Sarah Palin is right on this. Newt Gingrich's divorce is very old news and whatever the merits or demerits of it as an issue it is interesting that the media only plays it on Republicans. When it's a Democrat whose behavior is less than entirely wholesome the excuse is trotted out that it is a personal matter. John Kennedy for example or Bill Clinton more recently are examples of philanderers who got a pass from the media but Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich, their alleged transgressions are another story. It would be a breath of fresh air to see the media actually concentrate in a responsible way on real issues. Unfortunately to concentrate on real issues you have to actually understand them which might be asking a lot from a tabloid media.