Should Tom Watson Receive A U.S. Open Exemption?

I say absolutely. Second place in the previous year's Open Championship should do it, no?

Doug Ferguson brought it up in his AP notes column today and Golfweek's Adam Schupak notes this for the reason the USGA may not have announced it at this point:

Decisions regarding special exemptions generally are made around the time of the Masters, according to USGA spokesperson Rand Jerris. Some insiders tell me it’s a done deal and the USGA just waited for the end of Jim Vernon’s reign as president to avoid any implication of favoritism, because Vernon and Watson are old fraternity brothers.