I can't refrain: I just watched Gloria Borger of CBS using public broadcasting television to criticize Al Gore as the "zen master of coy" because he won't tell her that there are no circumstances under which he would run for President. Gwen Ifill joined in taking potshots. This by the way at the author of the number one book on NYT non fiction best seller list. When that place is held by one of the media none dare do anything but fawn over their colleague, consumed by envy though they may be. But in this case, they know or care nothing about "Assault" and so they go, as always they have done, at the person not the principle, the messenger not the message.

Ms. Ifill and Ms. Borger agreed Mr. Gore was "just selling books." Hello, folks: by selling this book he's trying to get a message to the American people that they have no chance in the world of hearing from either of you, which is that our ability to reach reasoned conclusions and take intelligent action is fatally compromised by, among others, you! I can understand why you would be chagrined by this message, but why don't you feel some duty at least to report it?

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So the Bancroft family will meet with Murdoch's folks to discuss the offer. This is probably a slippery slope that will end in the Journal becoming part of the Murdochian news manufacturing machine. You may think it doesn't matter if we lose the Journal's aggressive, fair, and detailed reporting on the business of business, but it does, very much.

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