Why The Virtual Liberal Silence On Murdoch's Bid For Wall Street Journal?

May 07, 2007 -- 11:37 AM EST

Suppose a billionaire megalomaniac and avowed GOP partisan with a known history of turning news organs into propaganda outlets for his chosen political party was on the verge of taking over one of the most influential and respected newspapers in the world.

The liberal blogosphere and left-leaning opinion leaders would raise a huge stink and launch an aggressive, all-out campaign to try to stop it from happening, right? Well, no.