On Wisconsin and Bigger Stories

All the news sites are a-flutter over the results of the Wisconsin primary yesterday:

Fox News: THE RACE ROLLS ON: Sanders, Cruz pick up wins in Wisconsin primaries as leaders fight to regain momentum
CNN: Reboot for Cruz, Sanders
Drudge Report: BERNIE & TED'S EXCELLENT WISCONSIN!

This is the classic case of the Media trying to make a small story look bigger than it is.

In an election year, all the primaries and caucuses are big news, especially when you have only one of them in a day. While Wisconsin is a reasonable-sized state, it isn't the be-all, end-all of presidential politics.

Fortunately, there are bigger stories in the news today, even if the Media doesn't think so...

Fox News buried a planet-sized story, "At Venus, a Japanese spacecraft is almost ready for big science".

Drudge buried this intriguing piece, "Google eyes move into political polling work".

Finally, CNN has this gem, "John Kerry: U.S. presidential race 'embarrassing'" Because current Secretary of State Kerry was such a great presidential candidate, before he wasn't...