NBC News?

My number one rule in life is when you are in trouble, lay low. And apparently that is what NBC News has decided as it runs to offer cover for the increasingly unpopular Obamacare legislation pending in the United States Senate.

In case you haven’t noticed, it has become increasingly unpopular. Right now only 37%of the American public favors it. The Senate Democrats are meeting in continuous secret meetings and refuse to make public the terms of the bill they are going to vote on. The secrecy of the Senate, in and of itself, should be major news. But NBC has decided to give them cover, and have simply stopped reporting on the matter.

I watched NBC and Fox News simultaneously this morning between 7:00 and 7:30 AM, which is the closest thing The Today Show offers for a hard news segment.

Fox News stories in the order of appearance:

1) “Jobs” bill passed by Congress last night. It provided an in depth analysis of the how the money was to be spent, and the closeness of the vote. Air time…about 5 minutes.

2) Health Care Bill updates. It provided possible scenarios for voting, and which Senators are taking what positions. It also offered some in depth cost analysis.

3) The potential for a Christmas Day vote on the Health Care Bill, when America isn’t looking; and the possible political ramifications for Harry Reid and Democrats in general.

4) The Goldman kidnap story and Mr. Goldman’s trip to Brazil in another effort to retrieve his son after the latest court order in his favor.

5) An analysis of the benefits of Health Savings Accounts and how the Health Care Bill might effect this particular kind of insurance, and the related benefits of paying for health care ourselves as opposed to third party insurance companies.

NBC news stories:

1) The Goldman kidnap story…which ran for almost the first 10 minutes of the ½ hour.

2) Terrorists possibly hacking into to drone video pictures in Iraq.

3) The urgency for climate change agreements in Copenhagen, and how Obama may effect an agreement.

4) The hikers lost on Mount Hood.

5) “Congress passed a jobs bill last night”. 20 seconds on an expensive piece of legislation.

6) Sarah Palin’s visor which blacked out John McCain’s name…complete with pictures!

7) A story on how Obama’s friends have “turned” on him.

8) Tiger Woods…again!

Do you see the difference? That is why I watch Fox News, and why Fox News has the highest cable ratings. NBC should be ashamed of itself.