The Stupidity of the Mainstream Media (sadly, first in a series)

CNN.com just ran this lede:

Dobbs: Lame ducks all in a row

President Bush isn't the only lame duck in our nation's capital. All 435 Congressmen are up for re-election next year, and so are 34 of our senators. That's a total of 469 lame ducks, the way I see it.

Color me confused, but I'm pretty sure the term 'lame-duck' explicitly refers to someone who can not run for re-election, and thus has little concern about consequences of his actions, and similarly has little power in terms of getting his actions done, because those around him can just wait him out. You would think Lou Dobbs, a seasoned political commentator at one of our nation's largest news portals, would know this.

He also apparently can't do math, since his initial comment suggests he wants to group these 469 congresspeople WITH Bush, which would make 470 individuals. A more accurate opening might have discussed "sitting ducks" since that is what the remainder of his crappy "a pox on both your houses!" commentary is about, but that wouldn't have let him try to lump all of congress in with Bush's awful popularity (or lack thereof.)