LAT takes a shot at Chertoff

Finally, on today's front page the LAT calls Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff "stubborn." Being stubborn isn't all bad -- some might call it being "dedicated" -- but why is a newspaper engaged in evaluating character traits? There is no standardized test for stubbornness so how does the LAT judge who is stubborn and who isn't? Isn't it a matter of opinion? And why does a newspaper report its opinion on the front page, where news more properly belongs?