People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them.
Calvin TrillinThe ceiling on taxation of capital gains reflects the national belief that speculation is a more worthwhile way to make a living than work.
Calvin TrillinI actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like a mild disability, some weird way of looking at the world that you can't get rid of.
Calvin Trillin