NOTEWORTHY

Powerline notes: The New York Times featured a story about Captain's Quarters (Ed Morrissey) about the publication ban in Canada. "A blog written from Minneapolis rattles Canada's Liberal Party."

The media is quick to note any infringement of their freedom to report and print but that indignation seems to be notably lacking both here and in Canada in the case of the Adscam inquiry publication ban. The oddity is that it is an open inquiry -- open to the press and to the public who can find seats daily. It took a blog in Minneapolis to focus national attention on the issue. But then, isn't that why the MSM, here and in Canada, resent bloggers? Howard Rosenberg, L.A. Times media critic: "The media doesn't tell you what to think; they tell you what to think about." The ability to set the national agenda is a powerful tool that has been too long abused by the MSM.