No, IMHO, Matt Drudge is just a useful idiot who wants to make a buck. The NRO folks, however, again IMHO, get their morning faxes from Dan Rather!
If the MSM were out of this picture of biting Bush in the a$$ every day while giving their favorite liberal son a pass on everything, GW would have won this election by a 20-30 point margin.
Lately he's been used more than a towel boy at a bath house. That's his inclination.