But if a reporter started feeling his oats, his editor should certainly be able to rein him in. After all, if the story is no good, he could always give him the boot, especially if he tried to jockey the story around to some agenda or other.
One other burr under my saddlecloth: How many times did this horse vote for Christine Gregoire? It seems in focusing on this tragic case, the press has locked the barn after the horse was stolen, and definitely after the legit voters of Washington received the same treatment as the deceased caballero.
(LMAO!)