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WSJ Editorial: A New Type Of Scandal Fatigue, Enron Scandal Boring Fri Mar 29 2002 10:51:24 ET We'd like to lodge a protest against the Bush Administration: It is dragging down scandal standards in Washington. Not too long ago, we journalists could write about affairs with interns, Arkansas land deals, Lincoln Bedroom sleepovers and Presidential pardons for sale. Now, that was fun. But what do the Bushies give us? Meetings between Energy Secretary Spence Abraham and . . . energy companies! This is the shocking news contained in the 11,000 pages of documents released this week on the drafting of the Bush energy plan. "Investigative" reporters combed through the documents to expose such five-bell scoops as "energy companies met more than 30 times with top officials." All of America is abuzzzzzzz. There's more, if you can stand the suspense. Mr. Abraham gave more face time to people who backed Mr. Bush for President than he did to environmentalists who supported Al Gore. In drafting a bill to increase oil and coal production, in other words, the Bushies consulted people who know something about oil and coal. Even more amazing, they often took the advice of those very same people! It goes without saying that these proposals weren't covered up but were presented to the public and Congress. The ideas have all since been debated in the light of day. And nearly all of the most controversial have passed the House or the Senate, or both. Having to read about all this has given us a whole new appreciation for what James Carville and Lanny Davis called "scandal fatigue." And we empathize with our peers who actually have to report it. The lack of scandal has been so disorienting that the poor souls have begun to quote Larry Klayman of Judicial Watch, who was dismissed during the Clinton years as a right-wing crank. For Beltway journalism, it's going to be a long four years. END |
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