News Analysis at the LAT

The LAT today has a piece by reporter Janet Hook, assisted by the LAT's former Washington bureau chief Doyle McManus (and perhaps ghostwritten by him), that is labeled "News Analysis." The purpose of the piece is clear. It's to trash President Bush by repeating as many negatives as possible whether factual or not. But why would the editors publish this? It has no news value. In fact, it contains no news at all. And it is not balanced.