Sunday Roundup
This week, the nation waited in breathless anticipation for the expected announcement tomorrow that Jeb Bush is running for president. Bush, who seems more adept at raising money than votes (he hasn't gotten one since 2002, the year his brother called for "regime change" in Iraq), appears to be the Republican most capable of uniting the money wing of the party with the money wing of the party. If nothing else, Bush's extended run-up to actually running demonstrates how pointless and fake so much of campaign coverage is. And the "process journalism" doesn't stop after Election Day. On Friday, President Obama suffered a defeat on fast-track authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. But most of the coverage was over the political and procedural ins-and-outs rather than the effects of the bill itself. Too bad we can't contain the media's horse-race coverage to the exploits of American Pharoah.
sunday roundup week nation wait breathless anticipation expect announcement tomorrow jeb bush run president bush adept raise money vote get year brother call regime change iraq appear republican capable unite money wing party money wing party bush extended run actually run demonstrate pointless fake campaign coverage process journalism stop election day friday president obama suffer defeat fast track authority trans pacific partnership trade deal coverage political procedural in out effect bill bad contain medium horse race coverage exploit american pharoah