For example, Colorado Springs is the home of Fort Carson along with several other military bases. By and large, the press here isn't hostile to the military. We've lost 32 Fort Carson soldiers in Iraq this year, both to combat and to accidents. However, to listen to the press, you'd think the number was much higher. It seems they're slow to update their copy when reporting the news. They'll report "Another Fort Carson soldier was killed in Iraq", only to find out once you get past the headline that they were talking about the poor guy who was killed 3 days ago. The way they report it can give the impression that more people are dying than is actually the case.

Then we have guys like Don who go "all negative, all of the time." They breathlessly report every piece of negative news. If there isn't enough of that, they go back to rehash old stories as if they were new. They're like scab pickers who won't let a wound heal because that wouldn't be in their interests. Given the recent poll numbers that over 60 percent of Americans still support the war in Iraq even if WMDs aren't found, it would appear their tactics aren't working. One can hope.