“I have never heard of a reporter briefing staffers. It’s supposed to be the other way around. This arrangement seems highly unusual.” WaPo journolist Ezra Klein sets the ethical bar for his moribund “profession” quite a bit lower. What’s the difference between a WaPo reporter and a used car salesman? The latter would never claim that lemon he’s trying to sell you is a super-genius with great judgement.
Author: Bonfire of the Absurdities
After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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