I agree that the press in the US is neutered. They're petrified of appearing adversarial because they know their access will be cut off. It's a bit of a self f

I agree that the press in the US is neutered. They're petrified of appearing adversarial because they know their access will be cut off. It's a bit of a self fulfilling prophecy if they never test the length of their leash-- they could easily make a story out of "we said X and so our access was cut off, this isn't right" but it'd require an ounce of spine.