Number one, everything you point out about the vagueness and untracability of sources is true.

I should probably refrain from pointing out the vast number of "news" articles that have been circulated here from places like the New York Times or writers like Seymour Hersh, which have been eagerly accepted as gospel. But I won't.

It would also be instructive to go back and find the number of posts here or elsewhere referencing Insight's articles on the "real Bush." I don't remember a lot of skepticism from you back then.

Number two, I don't think Hillary is this stupid. She is a stone-cold "killer" in the realm of politics, and much better than this at covering her tracks. The odds that anyone connected to her really sourced this article are slim. The e-mail is more her style. If you want to assign this to Secret Republican Tricks, go for it. If you honestly think the Republicans would rather run against Hillary than Obama, well, I can't really help you out there.