I honestly can't tell if this is satire or not. Dean Reynolds with CBS tries to offer a glimpse into the lives of reporters covering the presidential campaigns and rips into how the Obama campaign deals with reporters. But look at his chief complaints:

• "The national headquarters in Chicago airily dismisses complaints from journalists wondering why a schedule cannot be printed up or at least e-mailed in time to make coverage plans ... The McCain folks are more helpful and generally friendly. The schedules are printed on actual books you can hold in your hand, read, and then plan accordingly."
• "The McCain campaign plane is better than Obama's, which is cramped, uncomfortable and smells terrible most of the time. Somehow the McCain folks manage to keep their charter clean, even where the press is seated."
• "Our shows place a premium on live reporting from the scene of campaign events. But this campaign can often be found in the air and flying around at the time the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" is broadcast."
• "The other day in Albuquerque, N.M., the reporters were given almost no time to file their reports after McCain spoke. It was an important, aggressive speech, lambasting Obama's past associations. When we asked for more time to write up his remarks and prepare our reports, the campaign readily agreed to it. They understood. Similar requests are often denied or ignored by the Obama campaign aides, apparently terrified that the candidate may have to wait 20 minutes to allow reporters to chronicle what he's just said."

Seriously? You're upset that Obama won't postpone his schedule so you can do your job and that he doesn't plan flights based on evening news broadcasts? And somehow these are bigger grievances than completely shielding a vice presidential candidate from the press?