[saveliberty]

I think that the issue with doing as you suggest would not have the intended results. How many times did the Clintons wail that they were being picked on (when in fact they were inoculating themselves from the consequences of an honest investigation). The old ways will backfire -- look how the otherwise inept Clintons made a career of being "brilliant" politicians, when in fact, they could only work using the old ways to their advantage.

It's right to make a correction, but by making forcefully as you suggest, the sympathies of the HBM will rally round the lying Wilsons and Armitage. Tony has done a marvellous job in holding the press to account in such a way as to defuse liberal critics of the traditional "Republicans are mean" charges.

[Shqipo]

I think Tony is great too, but when was the last time Republicans in this Administration stuffed something down their opponents throats? GWB is too much a gentleman. Even Rummy backed off his comments of this week. Tony has the perfect approach and temperament to mock the medias silence on their "golden goose" of a story that for ONE WEEK now has gone ignored once the shell broke leaving egg on their face.

[Morgan in Denver]

Good for you! Great point!