[Travis McGee]

Here is my prediction: at some point in the future, Woodward will be outed as Jayson Blair X Bob Kelly. A convincing liar who uses plenty of real sources to flesh out a piece, and then makes up the rest in a convincing manner. These are his Deep Throats, his comatose CIA directors on their death beds, his "unnamed sources." It might take 20 years, but in the end, he will be discredited as a liar and fabricator.

[Freee-dame]

and then makes up the rest in a convincing manner.

I picture "sources close to the White House" as fellow reporters walking down Pannsylvania Avenue talking to each other as they pass the White House. I was pretty close with Jayson Blair.