There are a lot of smart people doing smart work to guide us through the budget morass. But Rogers is the one I’ve been turning to first every day. He’s had over thirty years covering Congress—including twenty-four years at the Journal—and it shows. His reports are what happen when that kind of experience and deep sourcing meets Politico’s politically attuned, direct, and brawny style.
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It's okay for a process piece, I guess, but it doesn't really tell you a damn thing about the facts, does it Joel? I mean, the facts of the budget proposal. So I'm not sure what you mean by "doing a good job."
I just spent 4 days away from my computer and was relegated to the horror of evening network news, local CBS radio news, and a bit of local evening news. Horrible, uninformative, Republicans said/Obama said crap. No wonder the voters of this country are ignorant dumbasses. Because this is where the majority of people get their news -- from television. Still. So the average person has no idea of the Republican obstructionism and the abject dishonesty of Ryan and McConnell on these budget matters.
Brian Williams is horrible on this issue. And the White House correspondents little 30-second blurbs are just sound bytes about process. And then a little sound byte from a statement by Boehner, a complete, bald-faced lie, unchallenged. Then a sigh and throwing up of hands by the anchor: "Sigh! Can't we all just get along?" they say. And this is people's Medicare at stake, and they don't even know it. They *believe* they are getting the facts.
National TV reporters are vapid dimwits, evidently. Why Oh Why Can’t We Have a Better Press Corps?
#1 Posted by James, CJR on Thu 7 Apr 2011 at 03:39 PM
David Rogers is simply the best Appropriations reporter there is. I worked for the House Appropriations Committee for over 20 years and I can attest to his diligence, insights and accuracy. Rogers' work was required reading for us as he often discovered and explained what differing budget and appropriations strategies and tactics were under discussion before we mere staff members were so advised!
#2 Posted by cuqui, CJR on Sun 10 Apr 2011 at 11:26 AM