White House Admits First Blogger to Briefing...

In a first, and what I think is the shape of things to come, the White House issued the first-ever press pass to a blogger. From the story:

Garrett M. Graff, 23, writes Fishbowl D.C., a Web log about the news media in Washington. He decided to see if he could get a daily pass for a briefing after a recent controversy raised questions about White House access and who is a legitimate reporter.

Just wondering if the rest of the White House Press Corps will launch an immediate investigation into the life of Garrett M. Graff, including any times he may have shaken down lunch money from a dweeb or didn't turn in his library book on time.

Because, as we all know, only credentialed, objective reporters such as Jayson Blair or Dan Rather belong at the round table that is the Washington Press Corps.

SO, suffice it to say that the elite members of Fourth Estate will be dutifully performing their job protecting their readers and listeners by exposing these johnny-come-lately charlatans, even if it means ignoring the plank in their own collective eye.