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One Of The Reasons That I'm A Lurker On Twitter Is That Every Time I Tweet An Idea, I Feel Like I'm Delivering Something To The Competition That I Ought To Be Giving To A Reporter Here.

Most Recently, The President's Reluctance To Offend Senator Rick Santorum - A Catholic Theocrat Who Believes That States Should Have The Power To Arrest Gay Lovers In Their Bedrooms, Or Even To Criminalize Couples Who Use Contraceptives - Was An Occasion To Wonder What, Exactly, Mr. Bush Was Born-again Into.

Twitter And Facebook Are Brilliant- Tools, The Journalistic Uses Of Which Are Still Being Plumbed. They Are Great For Disseminating Interesting Material. They Are Useful For Gathering Information, Including From Places That Are Inaccessible.

Everything Is Accessible To Everyone All The Time, And I Think There Are Wondrous Things To Treasure With What The Internet Has Made Available To Journalists. But I Think It's Also Had Some Effects That Are Less Pleasant. It Has Chipped Away At A Sense Of Privacy And Secrecy.

It's A Considerable Source Of Tragedy In The World That People Stay In Powerful Jobs Long Past The Point Where They're A Spent Force.