MSM: Might as well face it, they're addicted to glurge*

I understand that the story of Ashlee Smith is almost irresistible to the media. And there is no doubt that the woman displayed amazing presence of mind and grace under inconceivable pressure. But the wall-to-wall coverage of this feel good story is squeezing out the disturbing questions raised in Atlanta.

The response of the Atlanta PD deserves some serious attention. It's been three years and a half years since 9-11 and two and a half since the DC snipers. Yet, in one of our largest cities, a single man with a gun caught the police completely off-guard. Had Brian Nichols been a terrorist with friends, he would be planning his next attack right now.

If the problem is unique to Atlanta then it is a local matter. But I think national networks should find out why the APD dropped the ball and if other cities are better prepared.

UPDATE: OK, this is progress. Blogger Michael King is going to be on Fox tonight to talk about the problems in the Fulton County Sheriff's Department.

UPDATE 2: It sounds like La Shawn Barber will be talking about security issues on MSNBC at 5.00 EST.