This article from CNN on today's peace rallies is some of the better press organizers could hope for. I wonder if they have people who are working with media outlets or if this is another post-Katrina example of the Press reaching past the FoxNews talking points to get their own sense of the story. If t

On the flip side, people who were looking for a break from the past (to my mind unproductive) formula for how the actual protests themselves go down have been largeley disappointed. Too bad. Maybe the broadly popular anti-occupation sentiment will lead to a different coalition forming which more effectively seeks to address the issue of our occupation of Iraq

Politics isn't as interesting without elections on the line, but the latest twists in the narrative of how the People In Charge (DC Republicans) see things may be worth noting.

Personally, I still have some hope for the Press. If we could get over the kind of postmodern "sophistication" that has turned contemporary coverage of Public affairs into an endless series of inconclusive he said/she said accounts, that would be good for all of us. It would also be good if reporters weren't so comfortable with the knowledge that they are manipulated by those in power.

This is where the elitism of the press really shows it's ugly side. There's an assumption by journalists that the most important element of political coverage is in figuring out who is better at manipulating public opinion. The idea that it's more vital to cover the horserace than to conduct an inquiry into the effectiveness (or potential effectiveness) of a public servant is deeply undemocratic.