Reply #24: So that makes the profound dishonesty by McGrory et al OK? [View All]

[WildEyedLiberal]

Sorry, no. These aren't valiant intrepid reporters speaking truth to power and holding pols' feet to the fire. They are clueless nitwits, vapid self-absorbed twits who clearly love the sound of their own voice and the country-clubby atmosphere of the press corps cocktail circuit. They are the journalistic versions of the "mean girls" from junior high, only even more catty and spiteful.

I deeply, deeply abhor this behavior and quite frankly, what they do is just shy of Swiftboating. I reject the idea that Swiftboating candidates is somehow necessary or good or simply serves to "vet" them.