In the never ending saga of the reusing of old, discredited smears, we have a new entry. I just sent the following self-explanatory email. I’ll keep you posted on any responses I get.

Mr. Feller,

In your AP article which I accessed here, you say,

Bush also suggested there will be no tolerance of pranks during the transition.

When he took office in 2001, many aides found their computer keyboards were missing the W key — a nod to the middle initial in George W. Bush. Staff members of outgoing President Bill Clinton were suspected and criticized for acting immaturely.

That allegation has been thoroughly debunked by an investigation by the GAO, as summarized in this article at Salon.com. Please amend your article appropriately. This is no time to bring out old, false smears.

Jim White