Anyone seeking to debunk the theory the Washington pres corps cares more about cocktail parties than, you know, the news may want to pack it in now.
I mean, I actually think the accusation that correspondents are too cozy with the admin is overhyped but I sort of hung my head when Richard Wolffe started talking about how his kids love the White House M&Ms. When a group of journalists and Tony Snow all but make out on the stage of the National Press Club, you’re not exactly making the conspiracy theorists’ jobs harder.