Old friends
John F. Harris of Politico wrote a good color piece about a prominent political gang of four that chats on the phone daily, and then some (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/18011.html). The story didn't address it, but the ongoing relationship between George Stephanopoulos, the Democratic-insider-turned-talk-show-host, raised a red flag for Brent Bozell III of the Media Research Center (http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=88196). ABC News said there's nothing to worry about; Stephanopoulos talks to various people every day. But ABC isn't answering the right question. It's not, 'Who does he call?' It's, 'Who are his friends and what is the extent of the friendships?' Ok, maybe that's two questions. On the other hand, who among us expected the politically connected Stephanopoulos to have flicked an objectivity switch and distanced himself from his old cronies? And, is he a journalist or a TV personality?