What's the point of a NY Times' front page hatchet job on Cindy McCain?

In previous posts, we have written about The NY Times' business decline. The newspaper is losing readers and advertisers are paying attention.

This weekend, The NY Times is running a front page hatchet job on Mrs. McCain.

What's wrong with that?

First, you should leave wives and family out of it.

Second, has The NY Times ever done a critical piece on Michelle Obama?

Third, the story is a hatchet job. See Kimberly Kweder:

"The McCain campaign released a statement that reprimands the "series of vicious attacks" on McCain's wife. "...

Though Mrs. McCain’s battle with drug addiction and even her miscarriages are again reported, the paper entirely ignores a life devoted to family and charity work in the most impoverished and violent corners of the world -- except when a detail can be quibbled with so as to imply some kind of deceit," read a statement from McCain-Palin spokesman Michael Goldfarb.

The campaign team has obtained a copy of an e-mail sent by the reporter and has accused her of 'duping' the unsuspecting minor by "soliciting ‘advice’ on how best to approach the story ..."

This is sad. Cindy McCain has been heavily involved in charity work. She adopted a little girl from Mother Theresa's home.

At some point, The NY Times needs to come clean and tell us that it is an extension of the Obama campaign. I like what Ed Morrissey wrote about this:

"The New York Times long ago transformed itself into an advocacy organization for Barack Obama.

Trolling for dirt on Facebook among teenagers for hit pieces on a candidate’s spouse hits a new low.

Does the National Enquirer even do that?"

Again, keep wives and kids out of political crossfire.