The "shading" of the words and the actual stacking of the elements in the story betray bias.

Another stellar piece by the NY Times staff, debunking the myth that Palin proved a reformer while Governor of Alaska, with plenty of good sources to cast serious doubts as to the sanity of John McCain in choosing this VP nominee whose only credentials appear more and more to be her chromosomes and her loony right-wing positions (the article doesn't say that, but I do). There is so much material here that appears well-researched that some of it should be picked up by others in the mainstream media, if they have any respect for the truth.

Well researched and documented--it sounds as if Governor Palin will fit right into the crony rewarding neocon mold left by the current occupants of the Pres/VP slots.

We need to know what kind of people candidates really are, and their PR fluff can't be trusted. This article tells us what to expect if this candidate is elected.

Honestly, how silly can the NYT get. Do they expect politicians to hire their enemies? The democrats don't do this??

This opinion piece has modest journalistic value. It starts off stupidly, failing to note the extensive experience in running 4-H programs and elsewhere of the Dept of Ag director. The piece lacks any balance, and presents few facts, considering all the people that were sent to Alaska to work on it. It is inferior in all ratings to the well-researched, balanced piece published by USA Today on Friday.