You wonder, though, if the MSM Central command hasn’t outsmarted itself. Under the kausfiles hydraulic/dysfunctional family theory of Washington politics,** Republicans are less likely to vote for the Dems’ immigration amnesty if they are frustrated and pissed off at the administration and need “a win.” They’re more likely to cave if they can point to other, satisfying triumphs over the President and his party. In theory, blocking various gun control measures should be such a GOP victory. But it’s not really satisfying if the MSM doesn’t howl, is it?

If the press wants to most effectively help Obama, it will take Fournier’s advice. Hang the bunting, wail and gnash teeth over the defeat of Feinstein on guns by medieval right-wingers, as if it had been a devastating surprise. You’d think they could at least fake it.