I don't believe for a minute that the press wasn't doing it except under order via talking points from the DNC machine.
MR. RUSSERT: Let me show you the comments by the two Democratic leaders in the Congress, Dick Gephardt on the House side, and Tom Daschle on the Senate side:
(Videotape, Thursday):
REP. DICK GEPHARDT, (D-MO): We need to know what information was given to the White House, and what they did with it, and we also need to know why its taken till now to find this information out..
SEN. TOM DASCHLE, (D-SD): I think two things need to be done quickly. First, I think the president should turn over the entire briefing that he was given to the joint bipartisan Intelligence Committee investigation today or tomorrow, at the earliest possible convenience. And, secondly, I think it is important that the president release the Phoenix FBI memorandum as soon as is possible.
(End videotape)
. MR. RUSSERT: Let me show you the comments made by the senator from New York who represents many people who had died at the World Trade Center; its Senator Clinton of New York:
(Videotape, May 16, 2002):
SEN. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, (D-NY): I am simply here today, on the floor of this hallowed chamber, to seek answers to the questions being asked by my constituents, questions raised by one of our newspapers in New York with the headline Bush Knew. The president knew what? My constituents would like to know the answer to that.
(End videotape)
End of Meet the Press Transcript excerpts.....
The Democrats quoted the press on the floor of the chamber, so it's a little disingenous of them to claim none of them ever said it.