Yeah, Right, Whatever

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has been sold, and as part of its contract, it must remain liberal for at least five years.

When Lee Enterprises Inc. agreed to purchase Pulitzer Inc. for $1.46 billion, it also agreed that the flagship St. Louis Post-Dispatch will keep its longstanding liberal editorial slant for at least the next five years, according to the purchase agreement mailed to Pulitzer shareholders Friday.

"For a period of at least five years following the Effective Time, Parent (Lee Enterprises) will cause the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to maintain its current name and editorial page platform statement and to maintain its news and editorial headquarters in the City of St. Louis, Missouri," the agreement states.

And this is news... why? (Okay, maybe the fact that it was actually written into the purchase agreement is a little... novel...) It's the major newspaper in St. Louis. You know about St. Louis, right? Home of Dick Gephardt. Land where the dead vote early and vote often. A city when civil rights activists and union thugs rule. And the fact that the newspaper is going to stay liberal is news?

Dang. Must be a slow news day.