AP strikes Obama again, of course

Jed has details on the latest attack piece from the Associated Press's Jennifer Loven on Obama:

How bad was Loven's hit piece? Well, it made Josh Marshall's eyes bleed and it numbed Steve Benen's mind.

Jennifer Loven is giving AP's Liz Sidoti a run for her money They're probably fighting for the seat on McCain's plane. The media-types are giddy about the new plane, which Jed renamed the Lap Dog Express.

Actually, the political reporters are just giddy about McCain. It's a problem. The Washington Post's David Broder told his fellow pundits and reporters that McCain is off-limits:

McCain benefits from a long-established reputation as a man who says what he believes. His shifts in position that have occurred in this campaign seem not to have damaged that aura.

The Broder edict is that McCain is sacrosanct. But, Obama is fair game. Just watch how the press gobbles up the GOP talking points -- even when they're wrong. We'll see this happen over and over and over. What's disturbing is that the reporters are covering for McCain. Big time. Every reporter covering McCain knows the stories about his temper. They know his reputation. Some have even talked to McCain's Republican Senate colleagues who truly think McCain is off his rocker. Yet, none of that matters. They like McCain -- and Obama hasn't endeared himself to them. Again, it's a problem.

But, as Jed reminds us, it all comes back to donuts. Dunkin Donuts. With sprinkles: