Reply #1: At the risk of ..

[sendero]

.... either stating the obvious or telling you bad news you don't wish to hear, "speaking" on the floor of the house or senate is never going to get past CSPAN.

The media's self-perceived job is to entertain, not to inform. Policy speeches are not entertaining.

Republicans are much more entertaining than Democrats - they will be buffoons, make outrageous claims, level ridiculous charges, call names, use drama and passion.

Dems don't, and this is a big part of the reason they never get on TV, and subsequently are seen as "not having a message".

Is it fair? Is it right? Is this what the "news?" media SHOULD do? Of course not, but that is the America we live in, and Republicans have adapted to it and made it their own while Dems sit around bitching about it.