Factual story on the differences between the candidates on Energy policy.

Decent story. Barely acknowledges longstanding MSM favoritism toward McCain. This article reports McCain may lose his "clean" image by going too negative.

Opinion/commentary on the important point that most of the "experts" got the Iraq war wrong. Should be conventional wisdom now, but somehow still escapes the MSM.

A narrow campaign horse race report on TV advertising. OK as far as it goes, which isn't far. Probably took less than an hour tor research and write.

Lazy story repeating well-known positions of the candidates. No original reporting or facts. At least its' about a genuine issue rather than the horse race.

Solid story presenting many new facts about the Hagee affair. The writer has done his homework. Well-sourced.

This story is analysis of McCain's announced new interest in arms control. Better than the MSM, which usually only regurgitates campaign press handouts, the writer provides useful context to evaluate the headlines. Would have been stronger is sourced a bit more widely.

Typical "horse race" commentary, not worthwhile reporting. A waste of time to read. Fair to McCain (and his opponents) as far as it goes.

Slapped together from campaign statements and handouts, this leans over backward to appear fair by quoting both campaigns. Pretty typical for average MSM journalism today it makes little effort to delve into the issue for the reader, instead letting the campaigns duel. This appears even handed, but actually relieves the reporter of doing serious work.

This story is not about McCain at all, but an opinionated commentary on aspects of US policy in the Middle East. While I agree with many of the sentiments of the author, it's more opinion than reporting.

A good overview of the large-scale adjustments underway in the US economy, for the general reader. Nothing new or original here, but well presented for the non-specialist.

Average political story about the moment as the end of the Democratic primary race nears. Not particularly newsworthy, but balanced and fair for a typical "horse race report." Remarkable that it took four people (including the contributor) to write this modest effort.