Unifying theory of media scandal coverage: It’s always the Republicans’ fault

As Politico reported, there’s an “awkward” silence among GOP politicians regarding Hillary’s troubles, which probably means GOP politicians are guilty of unseemly business themselves. So if Republicans attack Hillary, they risk going too far and engaging in partisan rancor. If they don’t say enough, it’s because they must be hiding misconduct. Evidentially, the only thing Republicans can do is pack it in and quit – a move that would only solve half of America’s problems.

Among the Hillary email-gate stories out there, and there are many, we are going to find headlines like, “GOP is giddy” about Hillary or, “Hillary Clinton’s stumbles fuel Democratic critics” as CNN recently explained. Who among us doesn’t stumble occasionally in life, right? Soon enough, coverage will begin to nurture the perception that it’s all just another partisan skirmish and we will forget that a high-ranking government official who created a shadow communication department within the State Department that was immune from any transparency. A story that had nothing, at its heart, to do with Republicans – other than the fact that Trey Gowdy’s ferreting it out.