Editorial Consistency And Fairness

Regarding "Seek solutions" (Chronicle editorial, Saturday), it was not a surprise to read that the Chronicle supports the immigration reform bill currently being crafted in the Senate, nor that it would attempt to discredit conservative objections to the reform as it is currently written.  What was a surprise was that the Chronicle's board allowed the editorial writer to describe Republican legislators and the Tea Parties as people who use "improvised explosive devices" in their attempts to change or block the legislation.  By comparison, It's strange how many times over the years that I have read of similar tactics by Democrats described in these pages as "principled" and even "courageous". 

 

This isn't the first time that rhetoric comparing Conservatives to terrorists has crept onto the Chronicle's pages, but hopefully, it will be the last.

 

Pete Smith

Cypress