Howard Kurtz on Helen Thomas

Poor Howie the Putz: mean old Helen Thomas criticized the Washington Press Corps as a bunch of mute flunkies for the Bush Administration and he takes it personally.

And quite well, he should!

Howie IS a flunky for the Bushies, as is far too much of what we laughingly call the Washington press corps. And Helen Thomas, author of the new "Watchdogs of Democracy?" has flushed bigger wet pieces of bathroom tissue than Howie will ever write!

And yes, I edited that for those of you who haven't eaten your morning bagel or doughnut yet. But either way you write it, the Howard Kurtzs of the press corps still swirl around the toilet bowl.