Reply #97: Option schmoption. There is good reason NOT to let go of the Niger story

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

The Niger story basically helped TO FORCE the release of the 9/11 investigation by FINALLY causing the public to question this administration and their integritude. It also FORCED the story into the press that SOMEONE in the WH outed Wilson's wife. IT has put the Whitehouse on the defensive which they HAVE NOT HAD to be since 9/11. It has allowed the conversation to shift to the VERY CLOSE relationship with Saudi Arabia that may have caused CRITICAL lapses in our security and it has FORCED the issue of secretiveness and incompetency into the press.

It has ended the FREE PASS they have been getting. It has made the morning WH press conferences much more aggressive and risky than they have been.

If BOB GRAHAM who is much more moderate than 99.9% of us would drop a hint of the word, who am I to question him.

I think you maky need to RETHINK your position since the Niger story HAS brought up other mini-lies told.

If it had NO LASTING benefit, then why did his numbers drop?

BTW, your advice that we save it till the campaign removes all semblance of an inquiry into the truth and politicizes the issue more.