It's not about the 'error', it's about the COVERUP!
"White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan defended the move saying, "We received those documents from a major news organization. We had every reason to believe that they were authentic at that time."
McClellan made a mistake here. He should have said this:
White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan defended the move saying, "We received those documents from a major news organization. The information was properly distributed to other news outlets to be sure no one accused us of trying to hide these documents. This is routine procedure in matters like this."
I don't think saying they have "every reason to believe they were real" is good. I could be wrong, but that is my take on it.
>>How can a simple error in validating source documents be a plot?<<
Just my opinion. But for the GOP to raise this issue now, it suggests to me that they have documentation to support this statement, and maybe more. Was there not a thread this morning about the White House being aware of more documents to be released regarding W's guard service? And the press secretary, when asked if the White House was aware of their contents, said, "That is a real possibility."
I think the WH may be going in for Check and Mate this next couple of weeks.