[LS]

"There will be no more `off-the-record.' This will have a chilling effect on politicians."

Translation: There will be no more leaks without attribution. People will have to stand behind their little backstabs. If that's a "chilling effect," then we need a "chilling effect."

The title of this stupid story should be, "We used to get away with lying, dammit!"

[Richard Kimball]

Check out the twit.

He's still under the impression that someone cares about the Gannon story, and the Old Media was pushing the Trent Lott story for all it was worth, although Lott said nothing about segregation.

I notice he conveniently forgot to mention the biggest blogger bagging:

[elbucko]

The title of this stupid story should be, "We used to get away with lying, dammit!"

Agreed. The title is stupid but your translation truthfully profound. Having witnessed the press savage Barry Goldwater in '64, it's about time the MSM met its Waterloo..