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Mere words; Editorial; Beaver County Times; January 30, 2011.
“Mere words” is an appropriate title for a Times editorial on the topic of government spending because the paper has no credibility on this topic. Here’s why.
For at least the last four years preceding the 2008 election, and likely from the first day of the Bush administration, Times editorials constantly and correctly complained about federal deficit spending, the country’s growing debt, and the burden that debt puts on us and future generations. Referring to these complaints as crocodile tears, I questioned the motives in my critiques because Times editorials concurrently lobbied for more spending on just about every proposal that came down the pike. As I’ve noted previously, since we elected President Obama, Times editorials now support deficit spending. Seven examples are “Last resort,” “Limited options,” “Budget crunch,” “Making the grade,” “Failing grade,” “Move it along,” and “Double-dip recession.”
As a final note, I continue to get a kick out of Times editorials writing about “24/7 infotainment cable networks” or something similar. The top banner of the Times homepage says “News, Sports and Entertainment for Beaver County.” Doesn’t that make the Times itself an “infotainment” publication?
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