THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR DEEP THROAT

Bob Woodward's much-anticipated personal story behind Deep Throat,

"How Mark Felt Became Deep Throat"

has been available online since late last night. It's damned interesting reading, even if Woodward never did learn how to write properly.

Meanwhile, is it just me or does the New York Times seem to have a mild case of "Woodward envy" in the following passage?

For years, The Washington Post has called Mr. Woodward on the very biggest stories, but in a way almost unheard of at other major news organizations. He holds the rank of assistant managing editor, and in recent years alone has scored many scoops, including the disclosure after the Sept. 11 attacks that chilling instructions had been found in the luggage of one of the ringleaders, Mohammed Atta, and an investigation of Vice President Al Gore's prodigious fund-raising in the runup to the 2000 election.

But in return, Mr. Woodward is allowed to labor in freedom for months at a time on books — now 12 in all — that almost invariably become best-sellers, after their most newsworthy disclosures are doled out in The Post over several days of prepublication publicity, timed for maximum effect.

The Post reported Wednesday that Mr. Woodward had been preparing for Mr. Felt's eventual death by writing a short book about their relationship.

Where's your Deep Throat, Pinch? For that matter, where's your Woodward?

P.S. Last night, the Washington Canard. This morning, Jonah Goldberg.

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posted by WWB at 11:54 AM |