i have asked the paper. they are not going to comment. there has to be a point where enough people know the identity of this person. it could well leak out or the person could choose to come out publically at some point. i wonder if that is the end game. >> you have to wonder what the piece accomplishes as an anonymous piece of writing. it doesn't add to anything. >> a lot of critics were like this is old news, guys. >> can't we retain our capacity for shock and surprise to some degree? >> what does it do? what does it give us more than what we knew already? >> it's an entire piece ptfull this person's words. it's not like a senior administration source says. this is a wealth of information in his or her own words. you can argue you can see it the other way around.