Is the Glass Half Empty or, .......

Typical liberal press. Modern medicine can successfully treat depression in about half of the cases presented. Is that good or bad?
The Washington Post naturally is morose.

Antidepressants fail to cure the symptoms of major depression in half of all patients with the disease even if they receive the best possible care, according to a definitive government study released yesterday.

Significant numbers of patients continue to experience symptoms such as sadness, low energy and hopelessness after intensive treatment, even as about an equal number report an end to such problems -- a result that quickly lent itself to interpretations that the glass was either half empty or half full.