In addition to the obligatory "wow, that was horrible", I think there's value in saying that throwing the media under the bus, in this case, isn't particularly

In addition to the obligatory "wow, that was horrible", I think there's value in saying that throwing the media under the bus, in this case, isn't particularly fair. I'm no fan of modern-day news-making, but both sides have been well represented by the media. In particular, Paul Krguman has been all over this like a fat kid on a popsicle.