In blogging, short posts are the devil. Nothing good comes of them.

Josh Marshall has started publishing misleading one- or two-sentence posts asserting things he cannot prove. As I’ve pointed out, he previously asserted that the 2004 election was stolen, writing “Helping steal the 2004 election wasn’t enough” in reference to Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell. Now he asks, “Will White House-engineered-timing of Saddam verdict affect election? WaPo reports.”

But as Marshall surely knows, there’s no proof that the White House “engineered” the timing of the verdict, a claim the administration denies. It’s surely possible, but even opinion journalists don’t get to turn allegations into facts. Once again, what’s going on over there?