I never said small shifts don't matter. I said we shouldn't call a small shift a big shift.

You don't exaggerate and report an extra big earthquake to scare people into reacting "appropriately" when there's a big earthquake. You report the earthquake accurately and you educate people so that they understand the implications without any need for misinformation.

Will Kavanaugh probably be more conservative than Kennedy was? Yeah, that's the general consensus. But, not that much. In these kinds of cases, the middle is always somebody who is making a compromise between the two sides on a complex issue. If Kavanaugh is a little more conservative than Kennedy was, he'll push his compromises a little further rightward, but they will still be compromises.

Small changes to the right matter. Accurate, honest reporting matters. Is that really so much to ask from the premier newspapers in America? The truth should be enough. No need for embellishments or exaggerations.