Differentiating Between True From Untrue Accusations

Jeff Greenfield questions if the game is over on the Plame leak at the CNN web site. While the revelation that Armatage was responsible for the Plame leak cast some doubts on suspicions that Rove or Cheney was behind it all, we might have to wait for the legal and civil cases to be heard to get the full story. Regardless of how this plays out, Greenfield has some advice which some liberal bloggers should keep in mind. There’s plenty of reason to oppose the policies of the Republicans, but that does not mean that every accusation is true:

At the least, though, this story suggests that passionate opposition to a policy or an administration is no guarantee that every suspicion will be borne out.

Conspiracy is a great plot device for TV shows like “24”; it’s a much less reliable guide to what happens in Washington.

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