In the opinion pages, the line between conservatives and liberals has been blurred on Syria. “This is a story the ideological press may be a little confused about how to cover, because it is not breaking down along traditional partisan lines,” said Mark Jurkowitz, associate director of the Pew Research Center’s journalism project. On one side, Obama, a Democrat, has received support for his plan to attack Syria from hawkish Republicans. On the other side, liberal Democrats and the libertarian Tea Party wing of the Republican Party have opposed the strike plan.