I mentioned yesterday my thought that the McCain/Palin lie about the "Bridge to Nowhere" might, just might, wake the MSM out of its stupor. Here's a surprising and good sign: Boyd Reed reports that Mark Halperin (Mark Halperin!) is showing signs of shaking off his somnolence.
Excerpt from Boyd's transcript:
Anderson Cooper: Mark, has there ever been a vice presidential candidate who has yet to talk to the press at this point in the race?
Mark Halperin: No. And it's another thing I get that I'm embarrassed about our profession for. She should be held more accountable for that. The "bridge to nowhere" thing is outrageous. And if you press them on that, they falter because they know they can't defend what they're saying. They're saying it on the stump, as a core part of their message. It's in their advertising. I'm not saying the press should be out to get John McCain and Sarah Palin. But if a core part of their message is something that every journalist...journalism organization in the country has looked at and says it's demonstrably false, again, we're not doing our jobs if we just treat this as one of many things that's happening.
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