[eyespysomething]

Even if the assertion was a hoax, she said, it did not detract from Kennedy's broader point that the Bush administration has gone too far in engaging in surveillance.

Even if it was a lie, its the seriousness of the charges!! I am speechless, just like some senators should be!

[SamAdams76]

Well I guess I'm going to have to retract my story about Ted Kennedy being a child molester and a heroin addict. But dammit, even though I was totally wrong to spread those false allegations, none of this should detract from my broader point that Ted Kennedy abuses kids and takes way too much heroin.

[rbg81]

I'm waiting for a Liberal commentator to say something like: 'If someone was sufficiently concerned about anti-terrorism laws that they IMAGINED this happening, then it might as well have REALLY happened.' To them, laws that have a "chilling effect" is sufficient to claim that they are being oppressed. Same thing as the Patriot Act, where people feel that their civil liberties are being violated, but no one can provide anything other than hypothetical cases to show that their civil liberties really were violated. To the Left, it's all about what they feel should be--reality makes no difference.

[PMCarey]

Even if the assertion was a hoax, she said, it did not detract from Kennedy's broader point that the Bush administration has gone too far in engaging in surveillance.

Fake, but accurate.