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A press pass enables you a role in "running the White House and governing the country"?
"First, McClellan was a necessary figure in what I have called "rollback" -- the attempt to downgrade the press as a player within the executive branch, to make it less important in running the White House and governing the country."
Let me get this straight, Jay: You think you that as a reporter you "play" a role in "running the White House and governing the country"? Dude, you have a pencil and a laptop. That doesn't make you a contributor in leading the U.S. federal government. You're there to report what you witness, not to govern.
Every time I read stuff like this, I get closer to believing there should be a licensing system for practicing journalists, as is the case for lawyers, accountants, etc.