I don’t think it is a small thing that Woodward spoke out on this before cuts, or reductions in rt of growth, even go into effect. I reckon his integrity trumps his political inclinations. Rare bird these days.
His peers, and many of them doubtless admirerers, must be tormented by his move.
Love to be a fly on the wall in the white house; this Woodward slapdown is damaging to them and there must be much running about in circles screaming and shouting. I suspect a cigarette might be sneaked now and again, too. And still more desperate plotting while knowing in the back of their wicked little minds they may well have already overplayed their crisis hand. Not much in the way of political deserts these days, but I am savoring this dish.
I think it's a big deal because Woodward is a patron saint of leftist journalists. He's they guy who makes it okay to have an agenda, okay to be about "making a difference" rather than just reporting the facts. He took out Nixon!
But now he's saying that Obama is saying things that are unprecedented and outrageous. This is a real slap in the face to the press, who are underplaying it all and even supporting it. It's like Woodward is saying "Reporters can't be only about making a difference, sometimes you have to tell the truth." They may toe the line now, but I'm sure this makes it harder to be totally compliant tools.