Can the Modern Presidency Survive the Modern Media?

When our Forefathers sat down to write a constitution, they did so in the hopes that times would change and that our government would adapt. Now, exactly how much change and adaptation, I don't think they had any idea. If by some miracle of science we were able to resurrect Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and the others and show them around the America of today, I think they would have a heart attack and die... again. The course of our country has changed considerably since that time and with it the relationship of the Office of the President and the media. …