From a reader:

You may be right about the effects of the memo being real….that it will serve as a caution to bloggers that some things may be real even if they
hurt one’s party, or views.
But I think the main point of the memo flap was how irresponsible the
reporting was on it. You had a memo with no names, incorrect labeling, and
no sources, and some media reported as fact that it was being pushed by
Republican party leaders.
Now, after seeing where the memo apparently came from, I think it shows that
some media were incorrect to portray the memo the way they did. Even if
Senator Martinez was handing out the memo on the steps of the Capitol to
every Senator and citizen that passed by, you could hardly say that the 3
month first time elected Senator equalled “republican leaders”.