Washington Post editorial page in full spin mode

From Editor & Publisher:

It’s no secret that the Washington Post’s editorial position and its news reporting often are not on the same page--in more ways than one. But rarely has that gulf seemed wider than in the Post’s Sunday edition this week.

The editorial page, a co-producer and then staunch defender of the war in Iraq, declared in a headline on Sunday that the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) info “Scooter” Libby gave to reporters in 2003 was in reality “A Good Leak.” The White House was not out to punish Ambassador Joe Wilson for raising doubts about pre-war intelligence; in fact, Wilson is the bad guy in this story for making false claims. Bush, in a sense, is the hero, for instantly declassifying the key NIE document--he was only out to inform the public. Now the poor guy, the Post complains, is the target of “hyperbolic charges of misconduct and hypocrisy” from the Democrats.

As often the case in Post editorials related to Iraq, reporting in the newspaper proves that much of the above is pure hogwash. This reality checking usually doesn’t happen the very same day, however.

With that kind of spinning it's no wonder why many americans believed that Saddam was responsible for 911. It's almost comical how they have to bend themselves like a pretzel to make the facts conform to their beliefs. Then again whoever wrote that editorial probably doesn't even believe what they're writing. Hell all they did was repeat the White House talking points so it required no thought. It's hard to believe that whoever writes these kinds of editorials for the Washington Post are getting huge salaries. It seems the only talent necessary is knowing how to cut and paste the latest talking points from the Bush administration.