Another Reason Rove thinks knows the media are his patsies

Howard Kurtz explains how the MSM was misled on the Supreme Court nomination:

Did the Bush team put out misinformation on that crazy Tuesday to steer reporters away from John Roberts?

We can't answer the question definitively because the journalists involved have a Matt Cooper problem -- they promised their sources anonymity, regardless of motive. But I can tell you that some of them are ticked and feeling misled.

Then, Atrios explains why that makes the MSM so pathetic:

I really missed the memo when we were told that journalists who promised confidentiality to their sources were obligated to maintain that confidentiality even after learning that they'd been lied to. This isn't about keeping promises, it's about maintaining access and shame on all of them for pretending otherwise.

Lying to the press (and the American people) is standard operating procedure at the Rove White House. They have gotten away with it for years -- with no repercussions.

They must just sit back and laugh about how gullible the press is.