Washington Post Uses News Section to Lobby for Deficit Reduction in the United Kingdom

The Washington Post has long been known for its willingness to ignore the distinction between news and editorial pages in pushing the case for deficit reduction in the United States. Today it took its drive for austerity overseas. In an article on public attitudes on the eve of national elections in the United Kingdom it discussed the likelihood that military spending would be cut to "pay down a still-burdensome deficit."

The Post doesn't explain how it has determined that the deficit [it may...