What to do if you're the "newspaper of record" and fail to record the facts of a big story - even after it's over?Lie, lie, lie - then lie some more reports Kyle Smith of the New York Post: "Our Washington bureau was somewhat short-staffed during the height of the pre-Labor Day vacation period."What's next? "My dog ate the copy?"Jill Abramson, the managing editor, admitted only to being "a beat behind" the story but added that the paper had caught up - after the saga was over. The EMS equivalent of this statement would be, "Sorry I didn't take your 911 call for four days. At least I was in time for the funeral." Although Abramson's excuse was not an excuse, she proceeded to offer another one: "Mr. Jones was not a high-ranking official." Oh. And here I was, thinking that he was "one of Mr. Obama's top advisers," as I was told by, well, The Times, on its Caucus blog on Sept. 5. Confusing, confusing. Only in...(Read Full Post)