Brit is indeed the real deal. He has been one of my favorite reporters in Washington DC ever since he took on Clinton in 1993 or 1994 and Clinton got real testy with him for a question he asked he asked the President.
Several days later Clinton apologized at another news conference and used the excuse that he was jealous of Brit because he had just gotten married and had a honeymoon.
As a side note, judging by the person Clinton is married to, I would be jealous of just about anyone who was in Brit's positions at that time.