Apple has released iTunes 5.0.1, which it says fixes problems found on iTunes 5.0.

I was frankly surprised at the number and vehemence of responses to my earlier item about iTunes 5.0 The reason? Reports on the problems have gotten very little traction in the mainstream press.

George W. Bush must envy Steve Jobs in some ways. Kanye West, who famously dissed the President during a Katrina fund-raiser, actually sang at the Apple iTunes 5.0 announcement, and didn't go off-message either. This story is being carried mainly in the blogosphere, where there are currently 176 posts under iTunes 5.0 problem (although not all are on-point).

Instead, Jobs and Apple continue to be hailed as heroes in the mainstream press:

1. Reviews for the Apple iPod Nano are nothing but rapturous. Even Consumer Reports, which usually hates everything (and hated the Apple-Cingular ROKR phone) said it "sizzles."
2. At an Apple event in Europe, Jobs came off as a crusading consumer advocate, holding the line on price rises proposed by the recording industry, especially for hit songs. (Hit albums are usually sold at sale prices while they're hot.)

If Steve Jobs were George Bush, what mighty victories would we seem to win?