"the media's recent coverage of Jack Murtha's history of 
    corruption stands in sharp contrast to the lack of such 
    coverage back when the media was celebrating him as the 
    leader of the anti-war left."

    it took an internecine power struggle among Democrats in 
    order to get the mainstream media to remind the public of 
    Murtha's involvement in Abscam. The NYT has a stake in the
    success of the Democrats' congressional majority, and its 
    editorial board seems to understand that Murtha's election
    as majority leader would have been disastrous. So only 
    now, when it serves their interests, do the members of 
    that board report on Murtha's integrity, or lack thereof.