Issue:The Downing Street Memo Story Won't Die: "The story attracted some news coverage in the United States, but not much. Last month, the Chicago Tribune concluded that 'the Downing Street memo story has proven to be something of a dud in the United States."


Comment: Why has it not gotten more traction? The Bush administration simply dismisses it as not being real. And since the Republicans control the investigations - the are dealing with it much the way they are dealing with Tom Delay.

Republicans are not about accuracy in historical terms. They are not into truth. They are into power only. This again furthers the notion that truth and reality at the national level, is merely a means to an end. The end is power.