Reply #28: Ted Kennedy is GOOD FRIENDS with Orrin Hatch. John Kerry is GOOD FRIENDS with Trent Lott.

[MADem]

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

People can disagree on issues and still have relationships.

We see it in families all the time.

And when it comes to politics, and donors, you ask yourself 'cui bono?' And if the answer is YOU, than the person holding out their hand is indeed your friend. In the case of bums like Murdoch, he's looking for something, too--a shot at appearing fair and balanced. A fulcrum for his news enterprise, if you will, a way to turn his station on a dime from fundy right to center right-ish as the elections loom.

There's evolution in politics and media. After all, once upon a time, Democrats were segregationists and racists--and now all theose Democrats call themselves Republicans. CNN used to be Ted Turner populist--now it's the CIA news network.

Shit happens. Nothing remains static.