[Reaganesque]

And yet the Times does not come to the conclusion that the MSM's motivation in overhyping false stories was their desire to damage George W. Bush politically. So eager were they to politicize this story, they threw what ethics they claim to have out the window. Admit "mistakes were made" and then move on. No apologies necessary. Typical.

[smonk]

---And yet the Times does not come to the conclusion that the MSM's motivation in overhyping false stories was their desire to damage George W. Bush politically---

precisely. anything that causes political damage to the President must be true.