One Big Happy Family

I always roll my eyes over the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C. Our current administration and its press corps are way too close for comfort. Esteemed journalists in Washington have proven in the last few years to be accessories after the fact - refusing to question dubious motives and report the truth back to us.

That's why I applaud independent papers, magazines and outside-the-beltway bloggers who question and tell the truth. Most Americans feel the same way otherwise the Internet wouldn't be so popular. I hope it drives print to be more responsible. Otherwise, the sooner we put Helen Thomas' peers out of business, the better off we'll all be.

This year Stephen Colbert came calling. And calling. And calling some more. Finally. Someone who makes sense. Disrespectful or Truth Telling? You decide. Colbert is a brave, breath of fresh air. When silence engulfs him are the times I wish I was in the corner applauding and laughing with my tongue out.

Maybe next year.