CBS News didn’t fire Scott Pelley because he was doing subpar work. They didn’t fire him because he was a disgruntled, insubordinate employee. No, CBS News fired him because he did what every good journalist is supposed to do.

Scott Pelley spoke truth to power.

Jenna blew out stunted breaths before she even opened her eyes. The stress of the week had been too much to bear, and she had given in to her friends’ demands to go out and drink herself to oblivion. Mission accomplished it would seem. Her head throbbed from every possible angle, and her mouth was bone dry from sleeping with it rather agape. Ironic, since she seemed to have formed a large pool of drool on her left shoulder. How had she even gotten home? She vaguely remembered protesting her friend Kara getting another round of shots. Had she then cheered later for the next round?

Governor Pillen’s political consultant fired him after his gift of a no-bid 2.7-million-dollar contract to a personal friend became public.

Now I don’t know if Jessica Flanagan left the Pillen campaign because of that. It does seem suspicious, since it was announced the day after the Lincoln Police Department said it was investigating that contract.

Ms. Flanagan and Axiom Strategies are also consulting Pete Ricketts’ campaign, so maybe they left to concentrate on the tough road the Senator has ahead of him.

Who knows why she no longer wanted to work with Pillen?

The next morning found Jenna begrudgingly trudging to work for the first time. She already couldn’t wait for the day to be over, despite the bright and cheery morning Friday offered. She walked slowly down the sidewalk, iced coffee hanging at her side. 

She shuffled through the security gate and was surprised to see Felicity waiting for her. She looked rather tense and motioned quickly for Jenna to meet her. 

“What’s the matter?” Jenna asked as Felicity pulled her into the women’s restroom.