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"Your paper's coverage continues in the 'horse race' mode," complained Bill Byrd of Falls Church. "Who's up, who's down . . . political spin, personal political attacks.
"How I would love to read more actual journalism on this issue," he e-mailed.
Mind you, this is one of the good papers we're talking about.
Make no mistake, The Post has produced some stellar health-care coverage. It's exposed heavy industry campaign contributions to key members of Congress who are drafting legislation. It's revealed those with personal investments in corporations that could be affected by the health-care laws they write. And it's burrowed into thorny questions about who should be authorized to deny patient requests for expensive but non-critical medical care.
However, readers say that too many other stories have been about process or politics. That's coverage The Post must own, of course. Washington is filled with policy wonks and decision-makers.
Your humble diarist takes the trouble to italicize The Post. The paper's own website does not.
Now that the Mighty Ombudsman has weighed in, this gets filed under We'll Do Better Next Time.
