I think if Miller had contributed to the downfall of anyone important in the Bush administration the NYT would forgiv murder, treason and expense account padding.
But the fact that she "forgot" a key meeting for which she had notes suggests it will be hard to prosecute people for defective memories. If they prosecute someone in the administration for memory lapses, why mot Miller?
A couple questions about the media:
When Bob Woodward elicited and published "leaks" from Deep Throat, the press praised him because?...Hurts a Republican president.
When the Pentagon Papers were leaked...did the media go after reporter Daniel Schorr(I think that was him)..no, he was praised because again it hurt a Republican president
When Ken Starr PROVED that Clinton had perjured himself (as evidenced now by his loss of law license, etc) what did the media do? They attacked the prosecutor so they WOULDN"t hurt a DEmocratic president
When Fitzgerald apparently is going after indictments for Rove/Libby for leaking or perjury, do the newspapers go after the prosecutor? NO! THey turn on their own reporter! WHy?..It will hurt a Republican president.
When a former National Security Advisor STEALS classified documents, do the press call for a special prosecutor to find out WHAT was destroyed? No...it would hurt the legacy of a Democrat
Newspaper people LIVE on leaks...the problem is, they wanted the LEAK to HURT a Republican president. If it proves the president was correct (i.e. Wilson was NOT sent by Cheney but instead by his wife, etc) they are not interested.
And people wonder why the NYTimes has lost 50% of its readership???