REALLY?

Anyone who has observed the pampered White House press corps at close hand will be baffled by the following paragraph in a review of journalism post-Watergate:

"What effect has Watergate had on journalism since Nixon's resignation?

"Washington Post Executive Editor Leonard Downie Jr. says the scandal has led to more aggressive coverage of the White House, where reporters had embarrassed themselves by missing the story of Nixon's culpability."

Aggressive coverage? Like the New York Times's coverage of Iraq, you mean?