I KNOW THEY’RE IN THE TANK, BUT WHY DO THEY PUT UP WITH THIS? The Politico story today that “Reporter ‘not allowed’ to talk to voters at Biden event” follows several previous stories of journalists being manhandled by Biden’s staffers:

I thought Obama was the cool, aloof, prickly one who needed the ‘prompter and lots of glad-handing, and Biden his friendly, cheerful, “hail fellow fare thee well” surrogate. But then trying times often bring out the face of desperation.