Since Democrats won control of both the House and Senate in November’s elections, “Bush-bashing” has reached unprecedented levels. What has been interesting to watch is the way Bush’s critics are treated by most in the media. Bush-bashing seems to earn them immunity to much criticism themselves, even though some are especially worthy of it.

USA Today reported Monday that retiring U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was going to use his farewell speech to blast President Bush and the United States. The report said that Annan would “accuse the administration of trying to secure the United States from terrorism in part by dominating other nations through force, committing what he termed human rights abuses and taking military action without broad international support.” The report also said that Annan would “list principles for international relations, among them ‘respect for human rights and the rule of law.’ ”