You know, because the media has such a well known conservative bias.
Via Politico:
The media is covering for Republicans in their political coverage, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Asked by MSNBC’s Chuck Todd in an interview aired Thursday why he won’t allow Republican amendments to an energy bill, Reid shot back that reporters “won’t call things the way they actually exist.”
“One of the problems the press has in modern-day journalism is everything you do is a tit for tat,” Reid said. “What has happened here is the Republicans have stopped everything from happening … you can give me the tit for tat all you want. But the fact is we want to legislate.”
And when Todd brought up an amendment from Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) that would gut federal health care contributions to lawmakers and Capitol Hill staffers, Reid reprimanded his interviewer: “Don’t be playing his game.”
Reid has bristled at any suggestion by the media this year that he’s responsible for the dearth of amendment votes in the Senate, telling POLITICO to “get a brain” in March when asked about the gridlock.