Paul Krugman Says Republicans Get A Free Pass From the Media

Paul Krugman reports:

Quite simply, if you point out character flaws in a conservative, there will be an all-out effort, involving major media as well as blogs and talk radio, to discredit and ruin you, personally. This just doesn’t happen on the other side.

So journalists feel that it’s safe to ridicule Democrats, even if the supposed character-defining episode never happened; they choke up and shy away when it comes to Republicans.

It's as if Paul Krugman hasn't heard of the New York Times covering the Scooter Libby scandal.No word yet on whether Paul Krugman is going to write a column on John Conyers and his staff of babysitters.