The game is afoot.

Here's yet another arrogant journalist blasting blogs. Do any of these people realize how pompous, bitter, petty and totally bigoted they sound? A few clips:

But one of the shams we're chasing is the supposed threat of the blogs, who are to journalism what ticks are to elephants. Ticks may make the elephants nuts, but that doesn't mean they will replace them. You can't ride a tick.. . .

But too many ticks given the opportunity can bring down an elephant. And, you can't ride an elephant that only turns left all the time, either.

Most bloggers are not fit to carry a reporter's notebook.. . .

Ah, yes. The noble journalist! Sacrificing all to report the news that the powerful don't want us to know. Can you get any more trite and hackneyed?

That's the job of journalism -- to scrutinize the actions of those in power.. . .

Of course, one might ask, what happens when those in power are in control of journalism? We're going to find out.