The Public Thinks the Press is Too Tough on Palin, Matt Taibbi Thinks the Public Gets What it Deserves

Sadly it doesn’t appear that the public was polled as to whether they believe that this “toughness” is perhaps the press compensating for its lack of access to the candidate, (including blocked access to Palin supporters of late). Or whether this “toughness” is the result of the press doing its job in vetting a candidate that was only very lightly vetted by the campaign who brought her on board.