Doyle McManus

LAT reporter Doyle McManus, formerly Washington bureau chief, writes this morning about the politics of the Iraq war debate in Washington. McManus is nothing if not partisan, and he seldom includes in his work quotes from named sources. Usually he writes of things he says he knows or things he's been told by "an administration official" or " a defense department official" or just "officials." He repeats that pattern today but he's a bit less partisan and he quotes some reputable people by name, such as Dennis Ross. Still, the piece mainly repeats what has been reported already by various media outlets. It contains no revelations.