I must admit that I find this strange as well. I am sure Ron could write something that is not biased one way or the other, in fact just report the news, it is after all the biggest news story in the business at the moment.
Whatever side of the fence you are on surely it must seem strange to a lot of domainers that the one journal we take to be beyond reproach is keeping silent on this matter? This after all is information in the public domain.