Slate Questions Post's Front Page Choice

From Sunday’s “Today’s Papers“:

The Washington Post leads with former President Bill Clinton stumping for Sen. Hillary Clinton in Iowa. …

The WP’s choice of lead is puzzling. Not just because they’re treating a man endorsing his wife as front page news, but because of how neatly it parrots the Clinton campaign’s rhetoric. A dissenting voice doesn’t appear until the story’s 10th paragraph, and after that the focus goes right back to expounding on the Clinton campaign message.

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