Behold, the media: They're alive... alive!

Well, it looks like the media are finally doing their job. For well over four years they've been lulled and embedded into submission by a control-freakish White House that puts Nixon to shame, but Rovegate -- as we're now calling it -- has aroused their heretofore dormant curiosity and prompted the resurgence of journalistic professionalism. Steve Soto of The Left Coaster has the story here, along with the transcript of Scott McClellan's grilling by the W.H. press corps.

About time, isn't it?