[Jim Noble]

In any case, Bunch charges that the Times likely had this shocking information before the November 2004 election, and if it had come out with it then it would have sunk Bush's chances for re-election.

More likely, it would have produced a GOP landslide.

The number of people who think the President should not chase down spies and terrorists approximates the number who want to go see a movie about two gay shepherds pretending to be cowboys...

[Owl558]

"The number of people who think the President should not chase down spies and terrorists approximates the number who want to go see a movie about two gay shepherds pretending to be cowboys..."

Exactly. The public has more common sense than all the NYT reporters combined. They will poll on the question, if they haven't already, and will discover that the public EXPECTS a president to protect the country in time of war.

Duh