Republicans might be outraged at Wes Clark mocking John McCain’s fighter-pilot heroism, especially considering how Democrats thought any questioning of John Kerry’s military competence (including his sense of direction about Cambodia) was slimy. But the Washington Post today just quotes the general in large bold type on the top of its Politics page: “I don’t think getting in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president.”

How partisan is the Post? Right below that is more of Eli Saslow’s front-pager on how ignorant Americans in Findlay, Ohio, will buy any piece of Internet bilge about Barack Obama instead of the “truth” that he is a patriotic Christian who can heal the country. The story continues with the headline “In This Ohio Town, a Tough Audience for Obama’s True Story.”

They can’t handle the truth!