My point is that the (liberal) blogosphere is perceiving sinister motives where there are none. The media didn’t intentionally suppress the Colbert bit — it just wasn’t news, or at least as “newsy” as the Bush-Bush II bit. Still, Colbert’s criticism still should have deserved at least a sentence, since Colbert hit some nerves.

Speaking as a former reporter, my perception is that the press corps in Washington has lost its bite. Colbert’s dig about the media parroting White House press releases was an exaggeration, but not without some grain of truth. In years past, the Washington press corps was like a pack of pitbulls during WH press conferences. Now, it seems only Helen Thomas consistently challenges the administration, which Colbert’s video also satirizes. The Fourth Estate now seems too complacent.