Obama haters out there should check out this entry from Dan Froomkin's White House watch blog at washingtonpost.com. Obama lovers ought to check it out, too. It's a good reminder that in politics, image often counts for more than principle.
For those who don't want to follow the link, here's the Reader's Digest version: In a bid to limit access to public records, Obama Justice Department lawyers have adopted some of the reasoning used by the Bush Justice Department. But here's the kicker - the purpose of the exemption they seek to create is to ensure that officials aren't picked on by the likes of David Letterman and Jon Stewart.
-- Jim Sweeney
Scratch the silly issue of whether or not Bill Ayers or Sean Penn are logged in or not at the White House. When it comes to image trumping principle, the American press corps (and this paper) needs to stop looking in the mirror and seeing nothing but images of Barack Obama.