Ahrcanum

By Tom Quiner

“Iowa’s airports face loss of some services.”

This was the headline to a story in this morning’s Des Moines Register. The news story relates how the pending sequester will impact Iowa airports.

The future of some regional airports in Dubuque, Sioux City, and Waterloo is in jeopardy.

Why?

Here’s how the reporter framed the issue:

“U.S. Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, a former Republican member of Congress, urged lawmakers to approve a compromise for $85 billion in spending cuts that are scheduled to hit every agency March 1. Republican lawmakers have opposed Obama’s proposal to close tax loopholes in combination with targeted spending cuts to avoid the across-the-board spending cuts.”

The reporter identifies Mr. LaHood as a former Republican Congressman. Why? He is setting the stage for the next sentence which lays blame on the Republicans, that Republicans oppose Obama’s solution. The implication: that the Republicans now in Congress…