sickening piece of stenography from Howard Fineman

[Enrique]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35446789/ns/politics/

ANALYSIS (sic!)

By Howard Fineman
msnbc.com


BARILOCHE, Argentina - This Andean vacation spot has great cellular coverage, which is lucky, because Wednesday, when Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., returned the call I’d placed to him two days earlier, I could hear him loud and clear.

Bayh’s office knew I was traveling, but it’s obvious that he wanted his side of the story told, and so the senator reached out to an old friend in Argentina.

Here’s the gist of his media beef: He thinks the big, mean, lefty blogosphere is unfairly painting him as a bad guy.

Contrary to the current “chatter” on Capitol Hill and beyond, Bayh said his decision to retire from the Senate did not blindside — or at least should not have blindsided — the Democratic leadership or President Barack Obama.

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[Dogmudgeon]

1. Don't blame Fineman

Fineman reported that Bayh came whining to him.

Fineman accurately reported the content of that whining.

Bayh never looked so bad, and it's all his own fault.

--d!

[LisaM]

2. Stenography?

Did he write it in shorthand?

[Lil Missy]

3. Fineman is just reporting what Bayh told him. There's no analysis here.

[UTUSN]

4. He says/admits he's FRIENDS with him & other sources say so. I wish all these people

would upfront disclose everybody they're connected to when they are doing their punditry.

[UTUSN]

5. K&R to undo the usual, inscrutable UnReKKK. n/t

[arthritisR_US]

6. I thought it was a reasonable article. No real analysis, simply reporting. n/t