As someone who's been covering presidential campaigns since the 1950s, I have no delusions about political reporting. Candidates bargaining access to get the kind of news coverage they want is nothing new.

There is nothing new except what has been forgotten.

As long as I have my health, I want to be reporting somewhere.

I have been out again on the river, rowing. I find nothing new.

There's nothing new under the sun - you just get a can of paint out.

I respect and empathize with reporters and editors who must compete in today's environment. And I know full well that when I've been covering campaigns, which I still do, I've made my mistakes and have been far from perfect.