Obama to write Newsweek story on Haiti

Of course, what we're really saying is that Obama will edit and approve an article written by his staff about Haiti, but so it goes. The Wall Street Journal reports.

And really, after spending some time in the Capitol, I can understand why offices have to cover so much ground: the amount of material delivered every day to each Senate office is extraordinary, and senators can only be in so many places at once. I'd argue that we can institute several reforms that would free up legislative time for more useful things, but the fact remains that the demands on the office of Representative, Senator, or President can only be met with an office of staffers and interns.

If you don't like it, fix the system, but don't hold senators accountable for staffer screwups, beyond hiring the people in the first place. There's too much legitimate blame to go around.