Example of Media Bias

A whole lot of folks don't see any media bias, but here is a clear example. The Yahoo headline says "Republicans block Obama pick for Interior deputy." And I thought to myself, that can't be right, the Republicans don't have enough votes to block anything right now.

Buried deep in the story are the facts: "The 57-39 vote was three short of the 60 needed to advance David Hayes..." and "Three Democrats, Sens. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland as well as John Kerry and Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, did not vote. Their presence would have left Hayes with 60 votes".

Perhaps a less biased headline would have been "Three Democrats block Obama's pick for Interior deputy by abstaining."