A Gotcha! Gone Bad

How the get-Bush mentality leads to dumb errors

‘CHENEY’s Aide Says President Approved Leak.’ So blared the Page One headline of the April 7 New York Times. It is a story as old as The Flood that the mainstream media are adamantine in their bias against the Bush presidency in general and the Iraq War in particular. But every now and again, the press outdoes itself.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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How the get-Bush mentality leads to dumb errors

‘CHENEY’s Aide Says President Approved Leak.’ So blared the Page One headline of the April 7 New York Times. It is a story as old as The Flood that the mainstream media are adamantine in their bias against the Bush presidency in general and the Iraq War in particular. But every now and again, the press outdoes itself.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.