If you don't think Bill Moyers is one of the greatest Americans living today, I think this should convince you.

Speaking of the media -- just because Newsweek was mistaken in saying confirmation of their story was to be published in a government report doesn't mean that the story itself isn't true. It would be consistent with other reports that have been published, and you know, I think there was some hubbub a while back about soldiers at this place called Abu Ghraib...? Anyway, in case you're too stupid to have noticed, the current attack on Newsweek is consistent with the way that the Bush administration takes on all critics in the media -- attack the institution, not the facts of the story.

(However, honestly, my sympathy for Newsweek only goes so far -- it's not like this sort of media frenzy hasn't happened before, allowing the Bush people to bring down institutions of journalism through [rather accurate] allegations of sloppy reporting. Hello, Dan Rather. That was another case of the facts reported by Rather being essentially true, but the stupid, reckless way it was reported allowed the whole story itself to be a non-issue and "60 Minutes" became the story the rest of the media focused on. Is it right that it works this way? Well, no, but the media in this country is no longer working for us people to discover actual facts, and this is not new news. So, Newsweek, don't be so stupid -- even one error in your story means you get taken down. Welcome to Bush America.)