I dove into the DU archives to see what DU posted on June 18, 1972*. Heres what I found:

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22. just fyi, i'm pretty damn sure woodward and bernstein ran more than a few stories that were clunkers

not every piece of evidence they uncovered was directly related to the major drama that brought nixon down.

some were peripherally related, some pertained only to minor players, and some were just plain dead ends.

that's also part of the investigative process, and part of why it can take as long as it did in nixon's case.


the fact that donnie's apparent limited modified hangout appears to many of us to be a nothing burger, limited damage control, distraction does *not* mean that any of us are impatient or unrealistic or in need of "growing up".

it just means that we're recognizing that this particular puzzle piece is, certainly for now, of very limited value.

we look forward to our modern woodward and bernstein equivalents to uncover more puzzle pieces, and we certainly hope a telling picture will emerge.

we just don't think donnie's 2005 form 1040 will feature prominently in that final picture.