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Subtitle: reporter tries and tries to remain mean in the face of the Watsis, but finds he just can't do it.<p>Reading this article was like watching someone try to break into a really secure system.  The reporter tried every trick in the book, and none worked.  I went back and counted the number of different avenues along which he tried to attack, and there were no less than 11: Watsi's office, Chase's language, neocolonialism, race, the focus on patient care, Silicon Valley, California idealism, Watsi's investors, how real the connection is between donor and patient, why they don't fund patients in the US, and the realism of Chase's dreams.  The dude is like a cynicism machine.<p>What's interesting about this guy though is that he's not unique in this respect.  He merely represents the default/lazy reporter m.o. taken to such an extreme that it becomes a caricature.  Controversy generates page views, and it's really easy to create.  In his case I'm sure this is not an act, but an instance of someone's personality being naturally well suited to the work he's doing.  But those of you who might one day have to deal with the press might want to keep this article in mind as an example.