People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

To the Editors of the New York Times
Re: "Senators in Need of a Spine"

I quite agree with the thrust of the above referenced editorial in this morning's Times. Yes, many, perhaps most of our senators have been spineless on the Alito confirmation. Yes, the appointment of Alito is very likely to destroy the fabric of our democracy. But, while I welcome you to the party, you've arrived a bit late. The beer kegs are empty, the guests have all gone home, and the hosts have gone to bed.

If your paper had not allowed Judy Miller to spout Bush propaganda from your front page while burying the truth in articles deep inside the paper, if printed at all, things might be different. If your paper had published the N.S.A. spying story as soon as it learned of it, rather than waiting for an entire year, things might have been different. If your paper had done any decent investigative reporting into the culture of corruption in the Republican establishment over the past five years, things might have been different.

I could go on, but now it's too late. So, it seems to me that those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Sincerely,