Pickler!

Our libural media:

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama says John McCain's plan to balance the budget doesn't add up. Easy for him to say: It's not a goal he's even trying to reach.

Ooh, snark! I loves me some snarky news "analysis." Later, though, there's this:

Obama's criticism of McCain's pledge as "overly ambitious" is backed up by fiscal experts.

But let's not let some "fiscal experts" get in the way of a good, snarky lede.

EDITOR'S NOTE — Nedra Pickler has covered presidential politics for The Associated Press since 2002.

And democracy is the better for it, I feel sure.