The New York Times botched a story today, which is why the New York Times sucks — today.

The headline of the story is “Dispute Over Budget Deepens a Rift Within the G.O.P..”

It’s a rather dry story about the federal budget and internal squabbling among Republicans in Congress.

However, in the story the New York Times presents a GOP talking point as fact.

“It was the Old Guard versus the Tea Party, but with real ramifications, as Congress careens toward another debt limit and spending crisis this fall with seemingly no one at the steering wheel.”

That phrase “spending crisis” has Frank Lutz all over it. He must be so proud of his work. He can even trick the liberal bastian that is the New York Times.

As a journalist, the obvious question is whether or not there is a “spending crisis” in the US. That’s what Republicans want everyone to think, which explains the number of times I have heard Republicans say, “We don’t have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem.”

While they may be correct, the data doesn’t support the claim.

In fact, in this very story, the New York Times reports:

“The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated this month that the deficit for this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, will fall to about $642 billion, or 4 percent of the nation’s annual economic output, less than half the 2011 deficit and about $200 billion lower than the agency had estimated three months ago.

The agency forecast that the deficit, which topped 10 percent of the gross domestic product in 2009, could shrink to as little as 2.1 percent of the G.D.P. by 2015, a level most analysts say would be easily sustainable over the long run.”

So why does the New York Times want to report on a “spending crisis,” if it doesn’t exist? That’s because crisises get people interested in reading the newspaper. Budgets are boring, but a “spending crisis,” now that’s something to talk about.

Another reason is that the reporters are getting punked by the GOP and wordsmiths like Frank Lutz. If you say it over and over again, is it still a lie? According to the GOP and the news media, apparently it is not.

A more accurate phrase would be “GOP invented crisis” rather than “spending crisis,” or better yet, just drop the reference to a crisis altogether.

At 2:50 p.m., two explosions rocked the Boston Marathon finish line killing at least two people and injuring more than 100.

One of the fatalities is an 8-year-old boy.

At a 6 p.m. press conference President Obama cautioned against jumping to conclusions.

“But make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this,” Obama said.

And those responsible, the president said, “will feel the full weight of justice.”

Here are headlines at 8 p.m.

Restrict the number of bullets in a firearm magazine and people will eventually have sex with animals.

That’s the argument Republican Texas US Congressman Louie Gohmert has made about efforts by liberals to limit the ammunition capacity of firearms.

It makes sense, too.

What happens is that if we allow the federal government the power to do this, there’s no stopping them from stopping the policy of discriminating against homosexuals.

And once gay marriage is accepted, it won’t be long before people are having sex with horses, goats and chickens.

Liberals need to face it, Gohmert has a brilliant mind. It’s not difficult to see why the voters in Texas’s 1st congressional district have elected the former judge five times.

In the most recent election against Democrat Shirley McKellar, Gohmert received nearly 72 percent of the vote.

Gohmert is certainly correct when he describes the pretty obvious direct link between bullets, gay marriage and bestiality. And that’s because all liberal plans eventually lead to bestiality.

In Washington state, it’s actually not illegal to have sex with animals. In Vermont it’s legal to walk around naked, you just can’t disrobe in public.

On October 9, 2012, the body of Jonathan Dailey, 23, of North Carolina was found in Boston’s Charles River.

His body was discovered with a chain attached to a cinder block.

As of Nov. 4, the medical examiner has not released a report about the cause of Dailey’s death.

Massachusetts state troopers are investigating to try and determine whether he killed himself, if someone killed him or if it was an accident, Boston’s Fox 25 reported on Oct. 31.

Prior to discovering Dailey’s body in the river, his family and friends were frantically searching for the missing Boston Architectural College student for several days.

They launched Facebook pages here and here to get the word out about their missing loved one.

Friends and family noticed the young man was missing on Oct. 2.

Unfortunately everyone’s gravest worries came to reality when Dailey’s body turned up in the Charles River.

Folks mourning their loss gathered at Morningstar Fellowship Church in Fort Mill, SC on Nov. 4 to grieve together and celebrate Dailey’s life.

The website JonDailey.com was setup to remember Dailey.

Existing reporting on Dailey’s untimely death

Student from Charlotte missing in Boston. Charlotte Observer. October 6, 2012.
Charlotte man’s death in Boston still shrouded in mystery. Charlotte Observer. October 12, 2012.
Was Jon Dailey’s Death Suicide or Homicide?. People. October 12, 2012.
Body in River Is Missing Boston Graduate Student Jonathan Dailey. ABC News. Russell Goldman. October 9, 2012.
CRIME FILES: Lizzie Marriott, Jonathan Dailey cases. Fox 25 News. October 31, 2009. 
Jonathan Dailey obituary. November 4, 2012.

For posterity’s sake, here’s a snapshot of the Facebook page about Dailey’s disappearance and his death.

11042012-Jonathan Dailey Facebook Page