TIME mag White House correspondent tells BBC that GannonGuckert story has "sex, national security, intrigue" - but then Time doesn't cover it. Bravo.

Money quote:

According to Matthew Cooper, the White House correspondent for Time Magazine, Washington has been lapping up this case of sex and subterfuge in the city.

"It's got everything that gets gossip going. It's got sex, it's got national security, how did he get so close to the president? The pseudonym, it's got intrigue, so it's the kind of thing that gets people talking," Mr Cooper said.

But apparently not writing, as Time has chosen not to write about the story that it says has it all, and has all of Washington talking.