AP's Gormley Gripes That 'Old-time Back-room Politics' Has Delayed Sam

Ken Shepherd
June 21st, 2011 10:59 AM
Somehow when I think of "old-time back-room politics" I don't associate it with important debates about the definition of marriage and the safeguarding of religious liberties. But apparently AP's Michael Gormley does. Here's how he opened his June 21 story which the Washington Post ran on page A2 (emphasis mine):