Man Without a Party

James Taranto has been doing an amusing series of "Man Without a Party" articles, where he points out the fact that when the media reports the scandals of republican politician his or her party affiliation is immediately designated, whereas when the media reports the scandals of democrat politician the party affiliation is conveniently omitted. The lastest installment in this series concerned Bill Clinton (last item here). When I read this yesterday I was willing to give the NY Times a pass; Bill Clinton is so well known that it is not necessary to designate him a democrat. But then I read this article today, in which the first sentence identified Richard Nixon as "the GOP president who resigned in disgrace."

I guess you don't get a pass for being well-known or a former president; you only get a pass for for being a democrat.