Let Me Share A Secret. The Media Ain't Perfect Either.

       There's a report that Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Obama got Syria right. You're sure to hear all about it on FOX news and even the, so called, "Lame Stream Media." He called it "the one ray of light in a very dark region." He thinks the elimination of chemical weapons to be a success. At least about 90% successful. That's a pretty good accomplishment when you think about it.
       I suspect the word from our most prized news outlets will be either an "Oh yes, Netanyahu has some small hope for Syria" or they'll completely ignore it. Now it's not that news networks should be required to make big announcements of success every time something goes right. But then, they seem to have no problem in announcing loudly when things don't go well.
       The reason I find some fault there is that when they only announce failures and not successes, it serves to give a false sense of failure on the part of the whole country. I mean, look at Congress. You'd think to hear the media talk that Congress does nothing. Well in the case of Congress, it does do some work. It does pass legislation, and sometimes it doesn't need the impetus of emergency. Sometimes Congress can act and pass legislation just because it's the right thing to do. Like naming a Post office. Things like that.
       But when the President does something right, like in Syria or on healthcare, that same media will always find something to find fault with.  Sure, the rollout of the Affordable Care Act was rocky and sure there have been problems with it and sure it needs some tuning to make it work, but it's done great good for millions of Americans, even if nobody's willing to admit it. But getting back to the Middle East, even the Pope is calling for peace there. That got a mention, but it's not going to saturate the media unless they can use it to find fault.