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It's the Media Buzz Meter with Howard Kurtz.

I mentioned yesterday a phrase from the Bill Clinton era called Wag the Dog,

and I'm sure some of you are like,

especially if among our younger listeners, I will get to that.

And I want to start, of course, with, you know, a resignation in Washington on some kind

of principle, not somebody who's, you know, about to be fired and suddenly discovers

a need to spend more time with a family, is a very rare thing.

And if that person happens to agree with the media consensus,

he, in this case, can be hailed as a hero.

But it's a very much more complicated situation than you might think.

So let's dive right.

I think a lot to get to today.

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