It's all Sam's fault

I don't know if you knew this, but everything is Wal-Mart's fault.

This point was driven home to me today as I read an article in the Strategist that explained why so many journalists are leaving an exciting life of reporting to become PR flacks. The explanation? Here you go:

"Media analysts blame ... the rise of Wal-Mart, which, unlike the department stores the retail colossus often displaces, spends little on newspaper ads."

So there you have it. Wal-Mart is driving could-have-been-Pulizer-prizewinning newshounds to a life of inglorious spindom.

What else? Sam, et. al., are responsible for babies, one CEO's sore behind and "brilliant new films." I'm pretty sure this is their fault, too.