CBS and the "moral equivalence" dodge

Good piece by Josh Marshall on Talking Points Memo focusing on an example of how the post-"Rathergate" CBS refuses to take a position on the rights and wrongs of President Bush's Social Security "reform" plan, preferring to fudge the issue and dodge responsbility with "the standard 'they all do it' moral equivalence."

In the immediately preceding post, Marshall points to a more honest piece, by MSNBC's chief economics correspondent Martin Wolk, pointing out the "dishonesty of President Bush's Social Security 'crisis' fear-mongering." You have to admire Marshall's persistence on this issue. And thank god for those journalists willing to take a chance and avoid the fudge option!