You call that an editorial?

The New York Post had an editorial on the subject of Cardinal Law's resignation. But it was a strange one. We counted:

18 lines. The breakdown:

Statements "criticizing" Cardinal Law	3	"The resignation of Boston's Bernard Cardinal Law yesterday marked a sad moment for the archdiocese over which he presided - and for American Catholicism generally." "It shouldn't have taken subpoenas, criminal probes, lawsuits and the prospect of bankruptcy to reach this point, of course." "Law's resignation was an essential step toward that goal." [of restoring trust]
Statements of fact about the scandal	11
Forward looking statements of hope	4

Talk about a light touch!   A "sad moment"?   We've seen much harsher language in Post editorials about Hillary Clinton.

One way to pad out an editorial and avoid being judgmental is to recite fact after fact after fact - which is exactly what the New York Post did in this case.

posted by Quiddity at 12/14/2002 02:48:00 PM