Well, Dick Durbin knows who is at fault for the controversy over Democrat National Committee Chairman Howard Deans recent extremist comments attacking and insulting Republicans. The news media!

The No. 2 Democrat in the Senate yesterday blamed "the right wing" and elements of the press "in service to it" for repeating Howard Dean's remarks about Republicans and inflating them out of proportion. "I think we all understand what's happening with you all," said Senate Minority Whip Richard J. Durbin, in remarks echoing Hillary Rodham Clinton's blaming a "vast right-wing conspiracy" for her husband's legal-ethical woes. "The right wing has got the agenda moving. Fox [News Channel] and everybody's got the agenda. It's all about Howard Dean. You've bought into it," Mr. Durbin said. "You can't let up on it. You ought to be ashamed of yourselves."

Now let me get this straight. Dean makes a wild and outrageous statement that blows up in his face, and it is the fault of Fox News and other members of the press for reporting it? Aren't you trying to kill the messenger, Dick?

So, having having announced that it is reh fault of the news media that they report the news, the Democrats attempted to change the subject.

"As all of you know, there isn't a single person, whether it's any of us in this room or Governor Dean or [Republican National Committee chairman Ken] Mehlman, that haven't misspoken," Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, said at a photo opportunity with Mr. Dean in his Senate office before that meeting.

"We're here today to talk about the American people," he said. "We're talking about common-sense reforms for the issues that they care about."

Mr. Dean echoed both Mr. Reid's and Mr. Durbin's complaints, telling reporters before the meeting: "We're not going to let the Republicans set the agenda, and to be quite honest, we aren't going to let you set the agenda."

He called the fallout over his comments "a media circus" and "exactly what the Republicans want."

"The truth is that we need to focus on exactly the issues that Harry Reid just talked about, and we're going to," he said.

However, none of the comments made actually produced a substantive comment detailing a Democrat agenda for America.

In other words, "Hey! News Media! Over here! Look at our agenda! Oh, we don't have one except for obstructing Bush, so we'll just tear down the Republicans. You know that Republicans eat live puppies for breakfast. What do you mean can you quote me on that?"