Gutierrez typifies the type of slimy politico who will not give you a straight answer. When I've had slick witnesses like him in court, I've asked the court to order the witness to answer and to strike all non-responsive colloquy.

As refreshing as it was to watch O'Brien ascend to the height of real journalism by pressing him for a simple answer, it seems far more important that a reporter pin Romney or his spokespersons down on the democracy-destroying Supreme Court decision to strike down a 100 year old Montana anti-corruption law without even hearing oral argument.

See, Romney Hopes to Bork the Courts

Good point about Romney's senior advisor (and actually Romney) refusal to run on anything.

Evidently, they just want to be DICTATORS (and it is the same playbook we saw in Wisconsin with scott walker).

I take your larger point as being a media failure, which I am glad you point out succinctly and clearly.

If that is an important part of your post, then the following is really not OT and both Brad and Mr. Canning have written about Justice David Prosser of Choke-A-Palooza fame.

The latest development is fully-related to a massive media failure in Wisconsin:

Are Psycho-Judge David Prosser and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Lying Again? Yup

Journalists doing their jobs. So hot.

As Glenn Greenwald's recent essays note, particularly today's, Gregory's behavior is an abberation.