That a grandstanding show pony like
Acosta is back at work, isn't he? And, as
Acosta's credentials were taken by the White House
I backed Acosta, and so did many other journalists, because of the conservative principle of the thing.
But there is something else here that shouldn't be ignored.
U.S. District Judge
That's the same
Wrong. Kelly just proved it to be wrong.
The use of the federal judiciary as a partisan hammer isn't the conservative view. And naturally, it isn't the
Conservatives ask that
But the left's view is the opposite. The left wants federal judges to make laws that the left couldn't pass through
What happened in Acosta's case is that a conservative judge simply followed the law, Trump or no Trump.
In granting a temporary restraining order and restoring Acosta's press pass, giving him regular access to
He did not rule on the issue of whether the First Amendment rights of
Acosta praised Kelly for the ruling.
"I want to thank all of my colleagues in the press who supported us this week," Acosta said. "And I want to thank the judge for the decision he made today. Let's go back to work."
That's what I called for a few days ago: To let Acosta go back to work because the
But as he goes back to work, I'd assume Acosta will avail himself of shining armor and polish it. My hope is that as Acosta prances forth,
I don't like how Acosta handles himself at news conferences, but that's a function of showbiz, not news. He puffs himself up and acts as if he's the story. But in the
Acosta forgets that his job is to report the news, not play the peacock.
Much of TV news is showbiz and partisan echo chamber, and there are no signs of returning to a semblance of what had been.
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John Kass is a columnist for the Chicago Tribune who also hosts a radio show on WLS-AM.