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Among the interesting bits of Jeffrey Goldberg’s interview with Marc Salter of the McCain campaign:
We also talked about Salter’s current view of the press: “I think the media is driven by a need to see this history happen,” he said. “And I think they’ve rationalized it, they think they’re on the level with McCain, that he’s not the old McCain. But he is the old McCain. He just doesn’t know what happened to the old press corps.”
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