HA! That's funny, but true!
I think the thing about Woodward is that he still wants access to the White House and Obama but he has to stand by his story because he knows it's true. He's a DC player, a limousine liberal. He doesn't want to give that up by going all Rambo on Obama.
I agree with what you said. In fact, it’s how life often works. Like it or not, you often have to ‘go along to get along’ in your job, your group of friends or even your family.
Now that WE are in more dire, dangerous times, we can’t just keep doing that anymore.