The World without Walter

It is a sad fact that americans have no common source of truth. Gone are the days when you could turn on the radio or TV and expect to hear truth. For one thing, half of America turns on one group of stations/channels, the other half goes to an entirely different set, each half suspicious of the other. There is no doubt that this was a steadly growing trend during the Bush years, but it has accelerated dramatically with the advent of Barack Obama.

The constant demand for haste in the passage of important legislation, the number of economy shaping bills,the vocal partisan rhetoric, and the lack of transparency visible in the entire administration have left the entire population in confusion. Neither those supporting him nor those against have full confidence that what they believe is fact/truth.

Walter Cronkite told it the way it was. Walter's political leanings, reflected perhaps in his friends and associates, never came through in his broadcasts. He reported the news, the pure, unadulterated news.

We miss you Walter. What's more, we badly need you, and you are nowhere to be found.