News Unfit To Print

When George Bush awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to Lt. Michael Murphy, a Long Island resident, the New York Times didn't consider his sacrifice worthy of darkening their newsprint.

He served with unusual valor and distinction in Afghanistan.

When Taliban militants ambushed his four-man team in 2005, he risked his life scrambling to an open spot to radio for help. He got his call through, but was later killed in the battle.

Surely even editors at the Times could have had the heart to report - if not honor - such courage and self-sacrifice.

Unless, of course, they're so blinded by their disdain for America's fighting men and women and their missions that they just can't muster the decency to do so.

That must be it.

The Times editors have advanced beyond Bush Derangement Syndrome. But then, the Times has a long history of ideological blindness when it comes to America's enemies.