Geez...Spinsanity attacks both sides of the ideological spectrum

[La_Serpiente]

They go after David Corn and Bernard Goldberg. Go figure.
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In recent weeks, a debate has raged over the phrase "imminent threat." Many liberal critics have asserted that a central claim in President Bush's case for war in Iraq was that Iraq posed an "imminent threat." They argue that it's now clear that no such threat existed, and thus the President's argument has been revealed as deceptive or illegitimate. Conservatives retort that Bush never actually used the phrase and in fact specifically used language indicating that the threat was not imminent on several occasions.

As a factual matter, conservatives are largely correct and liberal critics and journalists are guilty of cheap shots or lazy reporting. However, the evidence is not completely clear and both sides are guilty of distorting this complex situation for political gain. Specifically, while there's some evidence indicating the Bush administration did portray Iraq as an imminent threat, there's much more that it did not. Those attempting to assert that the White House called Iraq an imminent threat are ignoring significant information to the contrary. Similarly, those who say the Bush administration never used the phrase or implied as much are ignoring important, though isolated, evidence.

http://www.spinsanity.org/columns/20031103.html

[lovedems]

1. If the threat wasn't imminent, then why was there such an urgency to

attack immediately? Typical bullshit coming from the WH, their actions and their words don't match up. If the threat wasn't immenent why not let the inspectors do their jobs? Do they think we have forgotten all of that already? I am so f*ing sick of this administration.

[dwckabal]

2. They may do both sides

but it sure does seem they pick apart the left much much more than they do the right. For example, they absolutely shred Michael Moore, yet Ann Coulter only gets superficial treatment.