And they say the conservatives are hypersensitive about bias. See WashPost ombudsman Michael Getler’s column today for this tidbit:

A Style story Aug. 8 by Ann Gerhart about Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Kennedys referred to the “grave disarray of the Democrat Party.” A slew of readers sent incensed messages pointing out that the correct name is Democratic Party. The Post chose not to run a correction; a mistake, in my view, compounding the initial mistake. The construction used in the story is viewed by some as a pejorative used by some Republicans, and letting it stand gives ammunition to those who say they see bias in the paper.

I’ve always felt this dispute is one of the silliest ever, and especially when conservatives have complained to me about using the “ic.” Couldn’t Democrats think of much more pejorative names to describe themselves than “Democrat”? (If not, we can help.) Something tells me these letter writers should have been more upset about the “grave disarray” part. This is no doubt where Deanie’s Meanies started fussing. The party’s not in grave disarray, we’re lining up behind Prince Valiant of Vermont!

This really underlines that we Post-reading Washington area conservatives have got to join in the mailing campaign to Getler with more impressive examples of bias than this…