A friend who happened to be at the Scripps-Howard Spelling paints the ugly scene there this week:

The annual ritual is hated by Washington reporters. While some correspondents like the Bee as a nice break from covering congressional hearings or federal agencies, others want the local moppets they’re covering to either win the championship and make big news, or get knocked out as early as possible. On the Metro Wednesday, two reporters were lamenting their assignment. “I hated rooting against the little twerp, but there was no way I was spending the whole day there.” His buddy replied, “Everyone in that room was rooting for the little kids–except the press corps.”