Grey Lady Down the Rabbit Hole

James Taranto writes:

After the horrific shooting spree, the editorial board of New York Times offered a voice of reasoned circumspection: "In the aftermath of this unforgivable attack, it will be important to avoid drawing prejudicial conclusions . . .," the paper counseled.

Here's how the sentence continued: ". . . from the fact that Major Hasan is an American Muslim whose parents came from the Middle East."

The Tucson Safeway massacre prompted exactly the opposite reaction. What was once known as the paper of record egged on its readers to draw invidious conclusions that are not only prejudicial but contrary to fact. In doing so, the Times has crossed a moral line...

Funny how the Times and other lefties are determined to ignore the vitriolic, hateful ideology that all too frequently does prompt young, ostensibly sane young men to kill--and to kill themselves (knowing, as they do, of the lubricious pay-off that awaits them post-'splode).