From The "But How Will This Effect Me?" Edition

The American media have engaged in a laughable race to the bottom in a winner-takes-all battle to see which outlet can best cover the human suffering resulting from the latest Israeli bombscapades. Oh, did I say human? Pardon, I meant American.

As Jon Stewart waxed on (and on, and on, and on) about the other night, Americans are taking WWIII hard... at the pump and in their wallets.

So I am happy to report that while this country continues to fund myriad Middle East conflicts by buying all its oil, journalists have found another angle to cover where the sources leak like a sieve: Themselves.

A few Israeli journalists have renounced membership in their press organization because the Secretary General denounced Israel's total annihilation of Lebanon. It's always scary when free speech is questioned and assaulted by those who employ it professionally.

Israeli Journalists Renounce Membership in Press Organization (Editor and Publisher)