The Press Democrat Begins to Dance

The Press (Corporate) Democrat has started its transparent election dance. On issues where corporations have no big stake, the PD supports rational, humane behavior: it endorsed fluoridated water because the science is proven, it benefits the children of the poor who lack access to dentistry and it costs the rich almost nothing. On issues where corporations like itself believe they have a big stake, the PD tortures reason until it yields a position favoring the 1%. In today's case, the newspaper has endorsed a Washington, D. C., wine lobbyist named Gore for county supervisor because he's backed by the wine barons, the developers and the Republican business community, while his opponent, Deb Fudge, is backed by "special interests," a sneering synonym for labor unions. At stake is whether the Board of Supervisors will have a majority that focuses on what is good for the corporations or on what is good for the rest of us. Vote for Fudge.

The most interesting aspect of this predictable behavior is the pathetic mental process of the editorial board. They believe they've carefully thought through an intelligent decision and done a good deed, when in fact they immediately sold out to their corporate employers while hiding the obvious truth from themselves. Feh!