Even the Style Guy Gets IT

In April, Tom Shales, the WaPo's Style Editor, wrote an editorial on the debacle that was the ABC Democratic debate. Over fifty minutes of the two-hour debate resorted to "specious and gossipy trivia" dished out Ad nauseam by Stephanopoulos and Gibson.

The below quote sure sounds a lot like the past couple of days of September 2008:

"But candor is dangerous in a national campaign, what with network newsniks waiting for mistakes or foul-ups like dogs panting for treats after performing a trick. The networks' trick is covering an election with as little emphasis on issues as possible, then blaming everyone else for failing to focus on "the issues."