The NYT's reputation is shot, whether their honchos admit it or not. I mean, really, of the 60+ % of Americans who support President Bush, do any of them give a hoot what the NYT has to write....about anything?
The NYT is living off it's legacy, as Bill and Hillary struggle to rewrite theirs. Gossips chide both Clintons for being so tardy turning in their books. I'm thinking their ghost writers finished long ago, but when damning new revelations pop up, they have to keep adding new CYA chapters. Those books gonna weigh more than Hillary's thighs!
Maybe this is the "smoke 'em out and get 'em on the run" strategery!