Marc Caputo: Both Sides Now.

Certainly one of the most frequently voiced criticisms of the mainstream media is the use or overuse of false equivalencies -- the notion that "both sides do it" in exactly the same amount, in exactly the same way, there is no difference between the two sides, and therefore we the mainstream media are perfectly balanced in repeatedly noting this enduring political reality.

And let me get my "to be sure" paragraph out front about Marc Caputo -- he's a very good reporter, exceptional perhaps (clearly for the Herald), and that's why it's distressing to see Marc's recent trend of looking around and finding the exact same thing on both sides of the aisle.

Here's Marc today finding both sides to be in exact equipose regarding Trayvon Martin.

Here's Marc last month finding exact equipose between Marco Rubio birthers and Obama birthers.

Marc, enough!  Get back to your good, solid reporting.

Question -- is everything always binary?  Maybe there are more than two sides?  Are the two sides always exactly the same?  On some issues could one side be worse than the other?

Ok, actual legal news -- the Florida Senate has hired our own Raoul Cantero (at $695 an hour) to lead the charge on a second bite at redistricting.

Check out the retainer agreement here.

And no, I'm not commenting on the tribe suit -- the complaint seems like a cheap shot to me.

Seriously, who gives a holy hail about somebody's clocks?