The No Facts Follies

Ever wonder why the Washington press corps is less potent than Viagra marketed through e-mail? One reason is that the corps is in bed with the officials they cover. And one of the most notable examples of this incestuous relationship, the Gridiron Dinner, occurred this weekend:

Dressed as Wilson in top hat and cutaway coat, Novak sings of himself: "Novak had a secret source ... so he outed a girl spy the way princes of darkness do. ... Now John Ashcroft asks Bob who and how, could be headed to the old hoosegow."

It's funny because Novak knows that Administration officials committed a crime, and nothing will ever come of it.