But Everybody's Doing It!

But Mom! Everybody does it!

Remember using that tactic as a kid when you're parents criticized your participation in the latest craze or fad? Pretty immature, wasn't it?

Well, the press is employing that same tactic to defend their candidate's multiple "present" votes in the Illinois Senate. Check this out from AP:

"We don't have a 'present' button as governor - we are expected to lead..." said Palin, who is in her first term as Alaska's governor.

Palin was referring to Obama's days in the Illinois Senate, when he voted "present" dozens of times among the thousands of votes he cast in his eight years there. The move is common among Illinois lawmakers, but has become a favorite Republican complaint about Obama.

See how they blithely explain it away? It was only dozens of times out of thousands of votes... And anyway, everybody does it! Instead of calling out weasel lawmakers, like it did back in the day, the press covers for them!

This is what's wrong with Washington and all the state capitols around this country: Lawmakers who duck the tough decisions are aided and abetted in their cowardice by the enablers in the press who don't want to get kicked off the cocktail circuit.

Sarah Palin is the mom who stands up and calls these immature brats on it. "I don't care if everybody does it, it's still shirking your responsibility as a public servant. Stand for something and make a decision!"

The Obama sycophant who wrote the article signed off with a subtle dig:

She did not take questions from reporters.

How dare Ms. Palin employ an Obama tactic!