MSNBC "reporter" David Shuster is among the worst of a bad bunch, in our humble opinion.  Clearly possessed of Bush Derangement Syndrome, his "reports," until recently mostly restricted to Chris Matthews' Hardball, have been textbook examples of bias aforethought.  We sometimes think he should go back to journalism school, but then we recall there aren't any left that teach "just the facts, ma'am."

As a "reporter," Shuster is a prime example of why the new journalism creed that journalists should try to change the world instead of report the facts has less validity than astrology.  None are so knowledgeable, wise or responsible to be entrusted with that awesome task.

Nevertheless, Shuster was moving on up, obviously seeking to emulate Matthews (who this week pronounced the breaking news that Obama speeches make his leg tingle) and anchorista Keith Olbermann, who tickles his intellectual audience to its core by declaring Vice President Cheney to be the worst person in the world with studied regularity.

Then, Shuster, copping an Olbermann line used to denigrate General David Petraeus, unleashed his version into the eye of the Clinton tigress.  Substituting for Tucker Carlson, referring to Chelsea Clinton's growing campaign presence, Shuster asked, "Doesn't it seem as if Chelsea is sort of being pimped out in some weird sort of way?"

Ma Clinton (smartly referring to herself using the softer "mom") reverted to form, playing her tried-and-true victim card yet again.

She whined about the attack on her daughter.  She whined that the media doesn't like her.    She threatened to pull out of a scheduled debate on MSNBC, which would cost the number three cable network a bit more than the pocket change it pays Shuster.

Shuster apologized, but only after combative email exchanges with the Clinton campaign, leading one to believe that said apology came only after threats of waterboarding.  MSNBC suspended Shuster.  Clinton said that wasn't enough.  MSNBC, which replayed the supposed Obama State of the Union snub of Mrs. Clinton at least once an hour for days, went dark on the Shuster flap (we may have missed a 4 a.m. recap), but did, according to one report, find time to zip a fawning old Clinton profile into the schedule.

Hillary Clinton is running for one of the toughest jobs in the world.  She's losing in primaries she was destined to win.  Her campaign's infighting seems like a bad day in Gaza.  She couldn't adequately manage more than $100 million in campaign funds.  Her husband is out of control, wallowing in self pity.  Her polling numbers slide south with every new round.  Her much-vaunted superdelegates are peeling off.  She can't get it together to mount an adequate campaign in Wisconsin. 

So what does she do?  Well, boy, she whipped that foul-mouthed David Shuster's misogynistic ass.  And that's what happens when political experience takes on crusading journalism.