Never Mind

I rarely rail against the "liberal media", instead preferring to rail against the stupid media, of which, there seems to be an inexhaustible supply. However, an article in today's Washington Post about Wilson-Plame-Gate did catch my eye.

For those of you that attended public school, I've highlighted just a few examples of the Post's undying hypocrisy along with some commentary of my own.

WE'RE RELUCTANT to return to the subject of former CIA employee Valerie Plame because of our oft-stated belief that far too much attention and debate in Washington has been devoted to her story [Really? A couple of years ago when republicans said the same thing they were accused of a coverup] ... But all those who have opined on this affair ought to take note of the not-so-surprising disclosure that the primary source of the newspaper column in which Ms. Plame's cover as an agent was purportedly blown in 2003 was former deputy secretary of state Richard L. Armitage. [Well, I for one, am surprised. I had been led to believe that poor Ms. Plame and Mr. Wilson were the victims of a devious plot to destroy them]

...Mr. Armitage reportedly passed it along to columnist Robert D. Novak "in an offhand manner, virtually as gossip," according to a story this week by the Post's R. Jeffrey. [So? when White House staffmembers were accused of the same thing, there were widespread calls that they be tried for treason.]

It follows that one of the most sensational charges leveled against the Bush White House -- that it orchestrated the leak of Ms. Plame's identity to ruin her career and thus punish Mr. Wilson -- is untrue...

... Mr. Libby and his boss, Mr. Cheney, were trying to discredit Mr. Wilson... [No, Mr. Wilson discredited himself with his lies. The White House was merely trying to get the truth out, something a good newspaper would try to do as well.] ...

Nevertheless, it now appears that the person most responsible for the end of Ms. Plame's CIA career is Mr. Wilson.

I don't get the paper copy of the Post, so have no idea where it appeared in the paper. However, I rather doubt this article was given the widespread exposure given to the previous claims by Mr. Wilson. Claims that were totally baseless.