Where's the credibility? It doesn't exist!

I have a coworker who loves to tell me that the Republican Party is dead because "they defend the indefensible." His argument centers around Republicans backing President Bush on Iraq, the response to Katrina and blaming the economy on Fannie and Freddie.

Of course, I find this all of this ridiculous, because both parties have a credibility problem, but both parties don't have a huge media monopoly to cover their inconsistencies. The Democrats claim that Republicans are against minorities and women, but then George Bush nominates Condaleeza Rice (a minority woman) for Secretary of State, and, all of the sudden, some Democrats think she's not qualified, even though she's brilliant and was the former National Security Advisor. But, somehow Caroline Kennedy is qualified to be Junior Senator from New York because...um...she's a Kennedy? Truth is, Democrats only want women and minorities to succeed that fit their mold. So, do they have credibility?

Let's take on another issue. This time, we'll go with the media. The drive-by media has all but declared Sarah Palin's political career over, because of the Katie Couric interview and the negative side effects from that. Keep in mind, that all the "fair-minded" Couric showed was 6 minutes of a 2 hour interview. I'll admit, Palin looked horrible in those 6 minutes, but the fact that it's still an issue is because the media won't let it go. They want Palin's career to be over, because she's a threat to them and their chosen one (Obama). She's a self made woman who connects with people. She could be a good candidate in 2012 or 2016, so the PR wing of the Democratic party (a.k.a. the drive-by media) is trying to destroy her.

Meanwhile, the esteemed Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, looked like a blithering idiot when asked a simple question by Tom Brokaw on "Meet the Press" about the Obama's statement that determining when life begin is "above his pay grade". The blithering idiot (Speaker Pelosi) first made the statement that she was an ardent Catholic, then clearly demonstrated that she had no understanding of what the Catholic Church's stance is on when life begins (it's at conception Madam Speaker). She compounded this by making grossly incorrect statements about St. Augustine. First off, how many people even knew about this? Secondly, shouldn't Pelosi's career be over? After all, she looked foolish in an isolated interview. If the media held Pelosi to the same standard that they hold Sarah Palin to, there would be media pundits all over the place telling us Pelosi's career is over. But, this story died about 4 minutes after it started. Where's the credibility in the media?

The point I'm trying to make is that lack of credibility isn't just with the Republicans. It's just as blatant in the Democratic Party and with their willing accomplices in the media. You just have to look harder because the media tries to hide it. In this era of 24 hour news coverage, everybody is spinning their agenda. Democrats, Republicans, Media Pundits and talk show hosts all have an agenda. Unfortunately, most of the media spins for the democrats, which is a huge advantage for them. And, unfortunately, that leads to the one-sided thinking that affects most everyone who diligently watches and reads the drive-by media.