The liberal New Republic on the McCain smear: "In the absence of concrete, printable proof that McCain and Iseman were an item, the piece delicately steps around purported romance and instead ...
Conservatives and liberals alike don't think the Times came up with the goods in its long-awaited assault on John McCain - an awkward mix of innuendo and old news.
By playing politics with a story, America's 'paper of record' has made it more difficult for journalists to keep politicians accountable for their moral conduct.