More from the Tales of Two Headlines files...

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Cmte have successfully forced a one-week delay in a committee vote on the nomination of Eric Holder as Attorney General arguing that there was insufficient time to question him.

Today, the Washington Post is reporting the story under the following headline:
Republicans Obstruct Holder's Path to Justice Department

In 2001, during the confirmation of John Ashcroft to be Attorney General, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee forced a one-week delay in the committee's vote on Ashcroft, saying there had not been enough time to answer all the questions about the nomination. On January 24, 2001, the Washington Post reported the story under the following headline:
Vote On Ashcroft Is Delayed A Week; Democrats Cite Need for More Review Yesterday.

Democrats simply needed more time.

Republicans, though, they're being obstructionists.

:spin:

h/t Byron York at NRO.

We are at war now.

The only surprise here is that the Republicans have the 'nads to delay this.

I hope they submit a list of 200 questions with 200 subparts each. :mrgreen:

This appears to be legitimate bias in the media to me, especially when compared to the older article.

How much time did the Dems have in 2001 to question Ashcroft, vs. how much the GOP had in 2009? If they're comparable, that's some bs. If they're not comparable (E.G., one had already been question much more throughly), then its understandable.