Neither of Chicago’s biggest papers show much interest in what Gen. Petraeus said in the last two days. Their interest lies in Dems’ responses — it’s their party, is it not? — and Moveon-dot-org talking points. Tom Frisbie, more leftist than I’d realized, has a cartoon for S-T likening Petraeus to Gen. Westmoreland in the Viet Nam war. He really believes that stuff, apparently. Tsk, tsk.
Chi Trib yesterday in hard copy — and it’s hard copy we are talking about here, not web sites — featured the general and the ambassador, Ryan Crocker, about equally. It reminded me of the old joke about the diocesan newspaper headline, “Tornado in Oklahoma: No Catholics Killed.”
Blithe Spirit 