Washington D.C. always has been an island in the middle of dry land. Walter Cronkite, CBS Evening News anchor throughout the 1960's and 1970's, when asked what determined the news, replied "The news is what I say the news is." It's one thing to decide what to report, but an entirely different one from rewriting it to suit an agenda. National News today is first and foremost driven by politics. In Washington, there are 3 rules that will always lead to the truth ... Rule #1: Follow the money Rule #2: Follow the power Rule #3: One always breeds the other Follow me in my quest to provide the rest of the story.