This morning, after the announcement that Harriet Miers’ nomination to the Supreme Court had been pulled back, NBC’s David Gregory was on the “Imus in the Morning” radio show doing his usual interview, but this time with a specific topic to cover. He specifically wondered if this announcement wasn’t “timed” for release today, with the potential that other statements would be made about the ongoing CIA leak investigation concerning White House officials - therefore burying the former story.
Just minutes later, even before Gregory was off the air, “Imus” news guy Charles McCord read a statement that clearly spelled out that no other announcement would be made regarding the CIA leak investigation, which completely shut down Gregory’s theory. Good move, Charles. You get my props for the day.
See, the instant news cycle does serve a good purpose, whether or not you agree with what the administration is doing or not. Now if we could only get instant answers to all of our questions…
