Advice Not Followed

A recent obituary for Wall Street Journal reporter Alan Otten contained this nugget of information:

"David Broder. . .said he considered Mr. Otten his mentor. Broder told Washingtonian that Mr. Otten had provided crucial early advice: Reporters should avoid becoming the buddies of those they covered."

David "The Dean" Broder, of course, was famous for cozying up to Bushit slug Turdblossom Rove, as The Dean himself memorably recounted:

"Let me disclose my own bias in this matter. I like Karl Rove. In the days when he was operating from Austin, we had many long and rewarding conversations. I have eaten quail at his table and admired the splendid hill country landscape from the porch of the historic cabin Karl and his wife Darby found miles away and had carted to its present site on their land." -- May 18, 2003, Washington Post

So the Dean dispenses advice that he himself ignores. Anyone surprised?