It definitely has perspective and also looks ahead to the propects of passing legislation and the problem that not passing would produce.
Story leaves impression that experts that are witnesses in lawsuits are necesarily to be believed. The story is unfair because it did not include point by point rebuttals by the Corps of Engineers. The conclusions may be correct but the slant of the story is towards corruption and incompetence.
The big story is that precedent had been established during the Nixon years. The only reason this item was a story is that the Democrats are attempting to assert their unconstitutional power forgetting that in the next cycle, they may be on the receiving end
The stats are mixed at best. Results seem to about even, with all poll questions taken into account. If the best/worst point of view wanted to be espoused, CNN has done great.
Although a story about a single event (shareholders' meeting0, there is a short history, current status and a prediction or two. Importantly, people will pay attention.
Imparts as a given the legitimacy of the antiwar groups, doesn't examine linkage between them and unions. Attributes high marks to "understands the news cycles", as if 5th grader doesn't





