Keep your journalistic distance!

We read an MSNBC story about the resignation of Paul O'Neill and Lawrence Lindsey. This excerpt caught our eye: (our emphasis)

Q&A with Tim Russert

RUSSERT: I pointed out to some folks at the White House that it was about a week ago that Paul O’Neill, in an interview with the Financial Times, said that reform of the tax code system was more important than tax cuts. That rebounded around the corridors of the Bush administration, because it suggested that he wasn’t on the team.

What's Russert doing "pointing out" things to the administration? Can't they do their job without Tim's help? And Tim, are you ingratiating yourself with the powers that be?

posted by Quiddity at 12/06/2002 11:22:00 PM