The War on Reality

Yes we have heard about the "War on Terror" and the ridiculous "War on Christmas" but in the name of "objectivity" we are in a war that threatens the American way of life, the "War on Reality". As we have discussed here and here the Washington Post has become the latest front in this war. The center of the battle at the Post is of course Dan Froomkin's "liberal" column. Froomkin's column is not objective because it's "liberal" but it's "liberal' because Dan dares to tell the truth. Ezra Klein explains:

It is, of course, interesting timing that Harris lets slip the dogs of cowed objectivity at exactly the moment when the White House Briefing, by virtue of Bush's real-life woes, had no choice but to be biased. Over the past few months, reality has simply refused to be objective. It has refused to portray Iraq in a suitably hopeful yet tough-minded manner. It has stubbornly resisted to give Bush approval ratings above the low-40s and high-30s. It has routinely proven obstinate on almost all indicators of the country's mood and well-being, perhaps not realizing that, while things look very bad, some would say they are, in fact, quite good. Reality is biased.

There can be, of course, only one response: reality is going to have to change its name. Can't have folks mixing it up with objective fact. Unless it develops a bit more fair-mindedness, we're simply going to have to call it something different to ensure no one gets confused. Any ideas?