The Washington Post has cancelled its July 21 “Salon,” following outrage over the paper’s decision to sell access to its newsroom and to Administration officials. Publisher Katharine Weymouth and and Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli said that the flyer sent out to lobbyists was not properly vetted and that the off-the-record event would not have occurred as advertised.

According to Politico, the first scheduled “Salon” would have been: “Health-Care Reform: Better or Worse for Americans? The reform and funding debate.”

So, the initial fears of progressive bloggers have been confirmed.

And WaPo writer Ceci Connolly, who reportedly “covers Health Care,” was invited, so she could soak in the arguments of the insurance lobby before writing another attack on a public healthcare option.

Now I’d like to know who exactly signed up to attend the event before it was cancelled. I’ve put in a request for comment to the WaPo communications team, and will post the response when I receive it.