In a rare joint move, the editors of the LAT and NYT (Dean Baquet and Bill Keller, respectively) have an editorial [1]posted in today’s New York Times (and I’m sure it’s in the LA Times as well) which tries to answer the question: “when do we publish a secret?”
They’ve given you the long answer. I’m giving you the short answer:
When a Republican is in the WH.
That was easy enough 
Patterico [2] has a few questions for Baquet.
Allah [3] has news about the latest Fox poll [4] showing that 60% feel that the NYT and LAT publishing of this story helped AQ more than it served the ‘public interest.’ 66% of those surveyed believe that the people publishing these types of leaks which cause harm to our national security should face charges.
Update: Don Singleton [5] beat me to it on the answer to the question 
More: Is the NYT engaged in a little ‘payback’ [6] for the admin’s criticism of their publishing the Swift story?
Also blogging about this: Jeff Goldstein [7], Say Anything [8], Captain Ed [9], Ann Althouse [10], Expose the Left [11], Tom Maguire [12], Lorie Byrd at Wizbang [13], Blue Crab Boulevard [14], Don Surber [15]
Prior:
- Hoping against hope [16]
- Another disturbing thought for today [17]
- Supremes overrule President on Gitmo [18]
- Our Gitmo policy is right: Part 2 [19]
- How do we know our Gitmo policy is right? [20]
- Gitmo soldiers answer criticisms [21]
- Yes, words DO have meaning [22]
- “Innocent” British former detainees from Gitmo aren’t so innocent afterall [23]
- The Durbin philosophy [24]
- Dems just keep stepping in it – Durbin’s comments on Gitmo [25]