IS THIS MEDIA BIAS?

This post by Steve Benen reminded me that I haven't heard much about the budget proposal by the Congressional Progressive Caucus other than a few places online.  I used LexisNexis to search in U.S. newspapers and wires for "Congressional Progressive Caucus" AND "budget" for the last month and all I got was 5 hits, 2 of them negative:

1. Redefining chutzpah
The Washington Post, April 22, 2011 Friday, EDITORIAL COPY; Pg. A19, 731 words, ;Matt Miller
2. Soak Rich, Bust The Budget
Investor's Business Daily, April 18, 2011 Monday, ISSUES & INSIGHTS; Pg. A17, 731 words
3. House factions plan to offer budget alternatives
The Washington Times, April 15, 2011 Friday, A, POLITICS; Pg. 5, 651 words, By Sean Lengell THE WASHINGTON TIMES
4. Plenty of rain on progressives' budget parade
The Washington Post, April 14, 2011 Thursday, A-SECTION; Pg. A06, 761 words, Dana Milbank
5. The Progressives' Pap
Investor's Business Daily, April 8, 2011 Friday, ISSUES & INSIGHTS; EDITORIALS; Pg. A12, 587 words

I searched for the same terms in TV and Radio Transcripts over the last month and there were 8 hits but the reporting was all MSNBC:

1. MSNBC INTERVIEW WITH REPRESENTATIVE RAUL GRIJALVA (D-AZ); INTERVIEWER: CHRIS JANSING; SUBJECT: CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS BUDGET PROPOSAL
Federal News Service, April 14, 2011 Thursday, 745 words
2. CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PRESS CONFERENCE; SUBJECT: INTRODUCING THE "PEOPLE'S BUDGET"; PARTICIPANTS: REPRESENTATIVE SHEILA JACKSON-LEE (D-TX); REPRESENTATIVE RAUL GRIJALVA (D-AZ); REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA); REPRESENTATIVE LYNN WOOLSEY (D-CA); REPRESENTATIVE KEITH ELLISON (D-MN); JEFFREY SACHS, DIRECTOR, EARTH INSTITUTE; LOCATION: HOUSE TRIANGLE, THE CAPITOL, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Federal News Service, April 13, 2011 Wednesday, PRESS CONFERENCE OR SPEECH, 6554 words
3. THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE INTRODUCING "THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET", Financial Markets Regulatory Wire , April 13, 2011 Wednesday, LOAD-DATE: April 14, 2011
4. CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS (CAP) ACTION FUND MEETING; SUBJECT: INVESTING IN OUR NATION: THE FUTURE OF FEDERAL BUDGETING; SPEAKER: REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS VAN HOLLEN (D-MD) MODERATOR: JOHN PODESTA, PRESIDENT, CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS; LOCATION: WASHINGTON, D.C.
Federal News Service, April 12, 2011 Tuesday, PRESS CONFERENCE OR SPEECH, 6528 words
5. The Last Word for April 12, 2011
MSNBC, April 12, 2011 Tuesday, NEWS; Domestic, 7618 words, Chris Hayes
6. MSNBC LIVE WITH CENK UYGUR for April 12, 2011
MSNBC, April 12, 2011 Tuesday, NEWS; Domestic, 7869 words, Cenk Uygur
7. MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE REPUBLICAN F.Y. 2012 BUDGET PROPOSAL, CQ Transcriptions , April 6, 2011 Wednesday, LOAD-DATE: April 7, 2011
8. MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE REPUBLICAN F.Y. 2012 BUDGET PROPOSAL, Financial Markets Regulatory Wire , April 6, 2011 Wednesday, LOAD-DATE: April 7, 2011

I would think that any plan that looked something like this -

Our Budget’s Bottom Line
• Deficit reduction of $5.6 trillion
• Primary spending cuts of $869 billion
• Net interest savings of $856 billion
• Total spending cuts of $1.7 trillion
• Revenue increase of $3.9 trillion
• Public investment of $1.7 trillion
• Budget surplus of $30.7 billion in 2021, debt at 64.1% of GDP.

would deserve a LOT more attention.

UPDATE:  An editorial in The Economist thinks the Caucus plan is much more serious than Ryan's plan.