Gandalf: Did you read the excerpt above from the McArdle/The Atlantic article? McArdle is not conservative by any stretch of the imagination (and you could never accuse The Atlantic of being right leaning, it’s more center-left than anything).

If you’re being honest and objective regarding Obama’s opening days in office, it’s been a mixed bag and even solidly liberal reporters like Paul Krugman of The New York Times have said as much.

I don’t think this is threadjacking by any stretch of the imagination, rather it underscores the persistent problem of bias in the media and the virulent reactions you get when you point it out. Pointing out that Stewart and Colbert are staunchly Democratic and are slavishly adhering to the Obama party line doesn’t make the person saying it a tool of the GOP or a right-wing fanatic.