WHAT TO MAKE OF DEEP THROAT?

I haven't commented on Mark Felt's revelation that he was Bob Woodward's Watergate source Deep Throat. I'm glad Nixon was brought down, and his smarmy, above-the-law, mediocre, mean-spirited little cabal of advisers and sycophants banished from Washington inner circles for a time -- that is, until they could repackage themselves as religious crusaders and radio talk show hosts. They broke the law, they covered it up, they lied to Congress and the American people, and they got found out and punished. That was all good. I wish that today there were courageous reporters who would take on the powers that be when they abuse that power, but most of the modern press seems more titillated by stories with a sexual twist than they are by more important issues like war, intelligence, security, healthcare, the economy, misuse of government power and assets, etc. And I wish that government whistleblowers could actually get a hearing for their allegations instead of getting fired and/or having their reputations destroyed, then seeing their corrupt or incompetent bosses get promoted.

But if wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Anyway, Eric Alterman says a lot of what I'm thinking and feeling.

UPDATE: Keith Olbermann has some ver-r-r-y interesting insights.