The fact is that too many times when you see a quote attributed to a "source" who wishes to remain anonymous, what you are reading is political spin dressed up as news. And the person hiding behind that cloak of anonymity is no civic-minded deep throat, but a government communications flack who has decided to use a selective leak to further his or her department's strategic communications plan.
And the grand finale...
(B)eating the other guy to the story only matters if it is an actual story being reporting. Yes, anonymous sources should be used when they expose bad behaviour, but not when all they're providing is government sponsored spin.
Sources tell me: "amen to that".
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