This has not been a proud week for the political media

[Commentary] There have been, shall we say, some complaints about the media. Even before Sen Ted Cruz's (R-TX) debate-stage takedown of what he regarded as the sorry state of interrogatory affairs at Oct 28's CNBC debate, there was some evidence of trouble. And it was not limited to CNBC and its team of debate moderators. What The Fix can say, with all the respect in the world for the hard work of journalism, is that this week simply did not offer a lot of shining examples of political journalism as a form of public service, helping to strengthen democracy.