Readers may recall that a while ago, I highlighted a new Chron approach to editorializing: Simply write, “in the aftermath of Katrina,” followed by whatever opinion previously held on unrelated issues.
Today, the newspaper’s partisan Sunday editorialist and “objective” weekday Austin news bureau chief Clay Robison takes that approach with regard to Hurricane Rita. Here’s the key paragraph:
[Governor Perry] should rescind the recent executive order — of dubious legality — that tries to restrict how school districts spend their money. Issued to give the governor political cover from the summer’s education reform failures, it could block the ability of local officials to rebuild schools destroyed or damaged by Rita.
Translation: In the aftermath of Rita, Governor Perry should rescind an executive order I oppose politically on Sundays (but cover fairly *wink* *wink* six days a week when I’m wearing my “Bureau Chief” hat).
That editorial page is just a riot.
