A Question of Bias

Speaking of polls, USA Today has Bush at "a new low": 29 percent (even though other polls have the president lower, each news outlet trumpets its own math).

Well, it turns out that Deborah Jeane Palfrey had some big-name clients after all:

"Sen. David Vitter, R-La., apologized Monday night for 'a very serious sin in my past' after his telephone number appeared among those associated with an escort service operated by the so-called 'D.C. Madam.'

"Vitter's spokesman, Joel Digrado, confirmed the statement in an e-mail sent to The Associated Press. 'This was a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course, completely responsible,' Vitter said in the statement. 'Several years ago, I asked for and received forgiveness from God and my wife in confession and marriage counseling. Out of respect for my family, I will keep my discussion of the matter there -- with God and them. But I certainly offer my deep and sincere apologies to all I have disappointed and let down in any way.' "

Now we'll see whether the voters forgive him.

First, Villaraigosa's mistress. Now, another reporter getting too close to the story?

"WMAQ-Ch. 5 executives on Monday night were weighing what, if any, disciplinary action to take against reporter Amy Jacobson, seen on video tape with her children at a backyard pool-side get-together last week at the home of Craig Stebic, whose wife's disappearance Jacobson has been covering," the Chicago Tribune reports.

"Officials at rival station WBBM-Ch. 2 have been debating since Friday whether they should air the tape, which appears to show Jacobson and her children along with Stebic, whose wife, Lisa, 37, has been missing since April 30. The couple was in the process of divorcing and Lisa Stebic was moving to evict her husband from their Plainfield home on the day of her disappearance, the Chicago Tribune has previously reported.

"According to Channel 2 News Director Carol Fowler, the tape shows Jacobson in 'a swimming suit top,' but that could not be independently confirmed."

Ever notice that reporters are the first to say no comment when they get into trouble, even though they know better than anyone how that will be interpreted?

Okay, time to talk impeachment! A debate has been bubbling up on the liberal blogs in the wake of a recent poll. Here's Matthew Yglesias:

"With sentiment on the question of impeaching Bush running at a pretty strong 39 percent for giving him the boot (with 49 percent opposed), I think this needs to enter the mainstream conversation. And, insofar as Bush appears determined to use his constitutionally granted authority to shield his subordinates from the consequences of breaking the law, I would say that removing him from the office which grants that authority is something that should be discussed.