Dana Milbank explains why the media isn't interested in Issa and his political fishing expedition

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http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1206/24/rs.01.html

<snip>KURTZ: You know, let's be fair in just pointing out, that underlying this investigation is a very serious matter in which many guns were let loose in Mexico, supposedly monitored by Justice Department officials. One agent, Brian Terry, ended up getting shot and killed.

But I've been struck, Dana, the way in which FOX News has been pounding this story for months and months, even weeks like nothing was going on. And now, of course, the theme we saw a little at the top was: what is Obama hiding?

DANA MILBANK, WASHINGTON POST: Right. I think to say the media isn't interested in scandal is preposterous. We love scandal. I love scandal.

That's the thing that really drives us.

KURTZ: What's wrong with this scandal?

MILBANK: Because it is a scandal, but it's a scandal of government, and it's not a political scandal. When you take it and you say, what's the worst case here? Well, the Obama administration was continuing something basically that was going on under the Bush administration. You know, did they try to cover up some embarrassing things afterwards?

There's just -- there's nothing conceivable that would bring this into a major political scandal here. I think that's why people have been slow to get on board. It's not an ideological thing. I think the media would love to have an Obama scandal to cover.

[Blue Owl]

1. Issa = Amatuer Turd Miner

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[HangOnKids]

2. Issa= Professional Car Thief n/t

[Initech]

3. Move along, nothing to see here, and such.

[sandyshoes17]

4. I thought the same

They want the drama, but as its going on some republicans are backing off. If this takes off, in investigating, things may come out about what was done under the bush admin. they might not want to go that far. And it might be hard to just contain it to this admin. They might love an Obama scandal, but could wind up a bush scandal.