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Eight years wasn't long enough? Brave firefighter Jeet Heer says 'when this is all over every journalist in America will need a six-month vacation'

Is there any group of people who’ve had it harder in this country than journalists? The answer, of course, is no. Fighting all those fires and guarding all that truth really takes a lot out of them. They deserve a break. The Nation’s Jeet Heer knows:

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It’s just been so difficult, you guys.

The journos will think of the journos. That’s all they think about. And yet, this detail about their lives managed to escape Jeet’s attention:

One would think.

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OK, fair enough.

In any event, if Jeet and pals are really this worn out, maybe six months just isn’t enough time to really reset, you know?