[LS]

I know that is the argument. It doesn't work in wartime, why should it work in national security issues? I'm sick of the onus being placed on government or individuals to defend themselves from press slurs.

[KC_Conspirator]

I am somewhat actually agreeing with you - I hate it when the New York Slimes or the ComPost routinely (and often by the likes of Dana Milbank) smears the Bush administration when some Clintonista Holdover decides to leak lies to them and they do not cite their sources. However, when liberals set the groundrules and then they don't want play by them, then I say go he-double hockey sticks to them.