[Rokurota]

But even Chrissy Mathhews has had to admit that Cheney was never informed of Wilson's trip before or after it. The problem is that the media ran with Wilson's account at the time as if Cheney himself sent Wilson. Wilson never tried to correct the media at the time.

The media should have checked out Wilson's account and got the FULL story before running with it.

[okie01]

The media should have checked out Wilson's account and got the FULL story before running with it.

Why would they do that? Wilson's story gave them what they wanted: the opportunity to bash Bush and the Iraq war. Why would they want to challenge its veracity?