Snivelling and whining on the rightwing- this is a surprise?
Today's financial situation is a lot more dangerous and damaging to a lot more Americans than 9/11 ever was, but, at the time, the wingnuts raved about how any of the media who didn't immediately become Bush lapdogs were anti-american terrarist! sympathizers...
Shee-it, Sherlock, W's lap was so full that there wasn't even room for another pomeranian... and it showed in the political coverage of the 2002 and 2004 elections, in case nobody else noticed... Anybody not showing the proper deference, not willing to act as a propaganda mouthpiece, got no lap time, no "access"- remember?
Years of that have built a certain resentment among the presscorps- rightfully so. So when they meet the new guy, the guy who might do things differently and who's shown every indication that he will, they cheer... This is a surprise?
Maybe they'll get the straight story for a change, and maybe the national security blanket won't cover everything including the CinC's preference in asswipe...
Just imagine how bad your boy, Dubya, will look with an honest implementation of the FOIA, guys... despite the shredders and drive erasers running overtime since the election... Heh. I can't wait.