JOHN BONO HAS FOUND an editorial from the Independent denouncing Bush’s speech — except that it was posted hours before Bush’s speech aired. That’s in addition to the news story reporting the speech as a near-failure (Americans care more about the economy, you know), which was also posted before it was even delivered.

Yeah, I realize they write this stuff from the advance text but still — it does give the impression that they just can’t wait to attack, doesn’t it? Or that they’re just inept. Not that those are mutually exclusive, by any means.

UPDATE: Mickey Kaus writes, about the news story: “(In truth, only about half the Independent piece pretends the speech has been given. It’s a hopeless muddle of tenses ).” Yeah, but that part’s normal for The Independent.