I still don't understand that the fact the question was planted for effect did not make greater headlines. Also everyone jumped on Rummy for it true comment of going to war with what you have, not what you want.
The MSM suffers from the malady as the Left in general. Good news for Bush/America/troops is bad news for Left/MSM. The question hurt Bush, that's what is important, don't question it's providence.
They gave up all their dignity, and shilled shamelessly for him, hoping to defeat this man:
They long for the days when they could start a drumbeat and destroy any political career. Their first major defeat was when they couldn't nail this man:
Now they want Rumsfeld. They're looking for anything to nail him. They want him badly. They couldn't nail Bush. They couldn't nail Cheney. They couldn't nail Rice. Now they aren't going to nail Rummy. But they'll make jackasses of themselves trying.
As Vince Foster wrote, "they destroy people for sport." I've always believed he wrote that about the Clintons, but it's true of the MSM, also.