Scandal in the Senate

It's always interesting when a public figure gets caught with their pants down. Senator Larry Craig from Idaho was arrested a couple of months ago for lewd behavior in a public restroom. He chose to plead guilty in hopes that things would be quickly swept under the rug and he could get on with his life. Senator Craig wasn't so lucky, the media has had a field day with the scandal and many bloggers have voiced their thoughts.

Two blogs out of hundreds that touched on this subject included BlogActive and AMERICAblog. Every blog is going to cover a story differently in regard to the authors opinions and knowledge. Bloggers are not held to the same accountability and standards compared with journalists today, and this is a growing concern among journalist that the line between fact and opinion may be blurred when it comes to information on blogs.

BlogActive is clearly a more opinionated blog site and the way he chooses to deliver the story over Senator Craig comes from a completely different angle. When viewing the site you can easily see from the ads and links that this is not a conservative blog. His story over Senator Craig is basically calling for pubic servants to be honest and to be open about their homosexuality like he is.

"I have been calling on gay Republican representatives, senators, and high-level staffers to stand up and be proud of who they are, to level with voters about the truth, and to let people decide on their politicians based on truth, honesty and openness," quote by Michael Rogers from BlogActive.com.

AMERICAblog chose to deliver the story in a much more factual manner and does not include much bias or opinion. They provide their readers with Senator Craig's voting record on issues concerning homosexuality and gay marriage. The information was direct and the story delivered the events of the arrest and the facts of the sentencing for Senator Craig.