Slime and Defend-Krugman in NY Times

(Note to moderators-I've checked and don't think this has been posted yet)

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/03/opinion/03KRUG.html?th

Here's the part I liked the best:

An outraged President Bush immediately demanded the names of those responsible for exposing Ms. Plame. He repeated his father's statement that "those who betray the trust by exposing the names of our sources" are "the most insidious of traitors." There are limits to politics, Mr. Bush declared; Mr. Wilson's decision to go public about his mission had embarrassed him, but that was no excuse for actions that were both felonious and unpatriotic.

Everything in the previous paragraph is, of course, false. It's what should have happened, but didn't. Mr. Bush took no action after the Novak column. Before we get bogged down in the details — which is what the administration hopes will happen — let's be clear: we already know what the president knew, and when he knew it. Mr. Bush knew, 11 weeks ago, that some of his senior aides had done something utterly inexcusable. But as long as the media were willing to let the story lie — which, with a few honorable exceptions, like David Corn at The Nation and Knut Royce and Timothy Phelps at Newsday, they were — he didn't think this outrage required any action.

good point. If Bush thought it was so awful, why did he wait so long to say or do anything?

this will end up bringing down a President...

The longer they wait to do what needs to be done, the
more REAL americans that get annoyed, to put it
mildly

Sorry, you have to post these as soon as they come out
coz they sell like hotcakes!

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