Why media should investigate politicos' pecadillos

In what's definitely one of his better columns, Ross Douthat says National Enquirer deserves a Pulitzer for its John Edwards investigation.

But, if that's the case, shouldn't it get a second Pulitzer for its less heralded Palin investigation, about her own affair? C'mon, Ross, you can't write just half a loaf on this one.

Jack Schaefer — I believe the Enquirer

The Slate columnist says you should too, and here’s why:

Say whatever ugly things you will about the modern National Enquirer, it hasn't staged the filming of an exploding pickup truck like NBC News; it hasn't been taken by a serial liar, as was the New York Times; and it's avoided running preposterous stories about the U.S. government using nerve gas in Vietnam, as CNN did. Had Jack Kelley attempted to place his fictions in the Enquirer instead of USA Today, I'm sure the editors would have found him out.

Newsweek’s Jonathan Mahler adds his voice of approval to the Enquirer’s accuracy — and it necessity:

The Enquirer lands too many big scoops for the mainstream media to ignore—or, more accurately, that they ignore at their peril.

So, Sarah Palin’s affair with hubby Todd’s one-time snowmobile business partner? You can probably take it to the bank.

And, if Obama looses, you can also take it to the bank that he — and many hand-washing Democrats, didn’t follow Mahler and ignored the Enquirer at their peril.