Enough with the '08 Presidential 'Buzz' Already

By Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com. Posted November 15, 2006.

With the '06 election barely in the rearview mirror, out comes the media's two-year long presidential campaign rumor and buzz industry.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Union Station, late Sunday evening. Arriving in town after a long train ride to do a post-election follow-up, I ducked into the men's room to wash my face before hailing a cab. As I propped my roller luggage against the tile wall and flicked on the faucet, I heard a voice -- to my surprise, since I'd thought the bathroom was empty.

"Hey," it said. "Hey, excuse me. I'm sorry. I know how this sounds, but do you have six dollars?"