EVER GET THE FEELING YOU’VE BEEN CHEATED?  The Washington Post on “Why the Ben Rhodes profile in the New York Times Magazine is just gross — Absurdity, self-regard, hypocrisy, chumminess between writer and subject — it’s all there.”

Here’s a flashback to Newsweek’s Obama cover stories between July 2007 and July 2008, back when the magazine was still owned by the Washington Post. Absurdity, self-regard, hypocrisy, chumminess between magazine, parent company and subject — it’s all there. Hey, rubes!