Well, At Least the Editorial Page Can't Get Any Worse

Here are some links about the possible takeover of Dow Jones (including the Wall Street Journal) by Rupert Murdoch's news corp.

The bottom line is this: It would be impossible for the Wall Street Journal editorial page to get any worse. It has been dutifully publishing lies, frequently lies that are directly contradicted by the front page stories.

The issue is whether or not it will make the news in the WSJ worse, and the answer is that over the long term, it almost certainly will.

The real question is whether this is a bad thing. Any number of people buy the Journal in spite of its editorial page, and to the degree that the WSJ becomes less "essential" it means that fewer people will be exposed to this, and and it will become less of a spring board for pundits to do the shows.

All in all, the loss of a source of legitimacy to the insane right wingers might be a net plus.