Before You Read The NYT's Rove Rage

Anyone who reads blogs knows what the Gray Lady will lead with this morning: A full-frontal assault on Karl Rove.

But please, before you log onto New Yikes Times dot com to see the smear, take a moment to put the blackwashing into perspective. See what Byron York has to say about how the NYT has been whitewashing Howard Dean:

Suppose, for a moment, that you carefully read The New York Times, never missing a day, in the firm belief that the Paper of Record will tell you everything you need to know about the world.

Assume, further, that you are so satisfied with the Times that you do not read any other newspapers, magazines or Internet reports, listen to any news on the radio or watch any news programs on television. For you, the Times is it.

If you were such a person, you would have been surprised to learn recently that there was some sort of controversy surrounding Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Howard Dean. It seems Dean has said a number of things that people considered controversial — so much so that some of his fellow Democrats became openly concerned.

Now, exactly what it was that Dean said, you don’t know. And, as a devout reader of the Times, you still don’t.

It's a thoroughly documented, howler of a piece. A much better -- and in the long term, much more important -- piece that the NYT's Rove Rage piece.