I was quite surprised when I scanned through the AP headlines today (courtesy of Yahoo! News) and discovered an AP article titled “Watchdog: Treasury and Fed failed in AIG oversight”. Of course the article is completely correct, and goes on about how his teams lack of communication coupled with the faux urgency allowed mistakes (like the bonuses) to become a reality.

However, my main problem I had with the piece was, well…NO CRAP! It was common knowledge amongst conservatives, has been mentioned in several of the newer books released by conservative authors, and has been said at least one million, seven hundred and ninety eight thousand times by the talking parrot (Hannity). What the hell took the AP so long to crack this story? And for that matter, whats wrong with journalists now-a-days when Fox News is the one breaking stories like ACORN’s now infamous prostitution videos and Obamas Van Jones “Green Czar” conspiracy theorist?

Don’t get me wrong about Fox News. There are a LOT of one sided story misrepresentations, however what else can a person watch when they want to see the breaking stories anymore? Fox News’s ratings are off the chart, and for a variety of reasons: the have conservative commentary while the other stations don’t, they are flashy and fun to watch (you all know what I mean by that), and most recently their the only news source that is doing its friggin’ job.