Woodward a Mouthpiece?

Bob Woodward's status should always been that of conduit; mouthpiece for someone who wanted information in the public arena, anonymously. ‘Deep Throat’ fed Woodward and his colleague, Carl Bernstein, and they were eager to lap up the glory as their own.
If there had been any sense of ethics in that original episode, and if Woodward had been privy to information, as he claims, we would not be having this discussion.
It appears all too convenient for the former media ‘golden boy’, to come forward with his half-baked story. Shades of being a conduit, or mouthpiece, for someone who wants to make a point while remaining anonymous.
It is easy to gain the impression that dealing with deep background sources is potentially addictive. Woodward has to do more than make lame excuses to show that there might be limits to how far he will go to ensure his next fix.