FOX OWNS THIS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN!

Indeed, the ease with which they (Republicans and FOX) can achieve (apparent, but very visible) success with their spin operation probably contributes to making them lazy on substance. That very much fits in with the current disaster, which seems to have been caused by Ted Cruz and Mike Lee launching an initiative without thinking through what would happen, and then the rest of the party going along … also without thinking about what the next steps would be after Democrats, as anyone might have expected, rejected their demands. Why would any political party do such a foolish thing? Perhaps because they assumed that whatever mess they were in, as long as they could convince the gatekeepers of all that is “Truly Conservative” that they were on the right (so to speak) side, they were guaranteed good coverage.
Lazy spin, poor choices and terrible incentives: That’s what Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and the rest of the partisan media have given the Republican Party. It’s not a pretty sight.


http://www.salon.com/2013/10/05/fox_news_owns_this_shutdown/