As I am reading through the "news" this morning, I'm realizing that the media is geared up for the primaries yet have very little to report as news.

Guiliani thinks his aide's bag (in which the lost campaign strategy were stored) was intercepted during the unloading and loading of a private plane. Clearly something happened, but this is less than rumor at this point--does it really merit a story?

Drudge anticipates a New York Times report on Hillary in which she is purported to say that she thinks Obama will fade as people realize how inexperienced he is. Is that really news? What else would you expect Senator Clinton to say? Campaigning 101 states that you emphasize your perceived strengths in the criticism of your rivals.

The Washington Post writes similarly vapid copy by musing over Obama's youthful drug use even as it chants the mantra of Obama's "new voice" in politics. Obama isn't a new voice--he's simply the black John McCain with a lot less experience. Can you imagine if McCain and Obama have to run against each other? "I'm more candid---no, no, I'm more candid..."

As for his drug use--he's a Democrat. Its a given that a Democrat politician comes with a raft of vices. The real question is--is he still using? The other obvious question is if Obama were by some miracle to become President, would he be accused of being high in similar fashion to how the left has accused Bush of being drunk? Probably not--not because Conservatives are "nice", but because their criticisms tend to be more sophisticated that what you typically find on the left.

So basically its a no news round-up, but since the media has devoted a lot of staff to the 2008 elections already, we've got gossip passing for news.