Don't they see the irony in the idea that the second-term shake-ups designed to revive Bush's presidency will be run by a guy who has been part of everything that's gone wrong?
Will any Times reporters have the courage to dig deeper into Judith Miller and Scooter Libby's you-scratch-my-byline and I'll-scratch-your-policy relationship?
Will Karl Rove be able to get away with claiming he didn't know Valerie Plame was an undercover agent? He will if the media continue to ignore the story.
When one of these big league non-stories ends, they just call up a new one from the minors . . . and off they go with another round of breathless reporting.