Weapons of Mass Distraction, that is. Remember all the stories, led by the New York Times, the week before the election about Al Qaqaa, and the missing munitions, and (of course!) the incompetence of the Bush administration in not guarding them properly? Remember how we haven't heard anything about it since?

Byron York does:

The obvious question is whether the Times pushed the Al Qaqaa story hard in the days in which it might have an effect on the presidential election, and then let up the moment the election was over. Okrent conceded that that might appear to be the case. "I would say at the very least that the dates they were running stories certainly can leave an impression," Okrent told NRO. "But I'm not ready to convict, at least not yet."

No. But then, he never is.

This is evidence that the so called liberal media (SCLM) understands who holds power in Washington and therefore chooses not to offend the Rove-ians.

Thus, the failure of the MSM to follow-up REP Maurice Hinchey's claims that it was Karl Rove who planted the CBS memoes is also evidence that they are not willing to offend the Rovians.

But, then, what is one to make of the MSM's failure to report on the Eason Jordan comments, Bill?