The Fraudulent "Republican Talking Points Memo"

If you've been watching tv or reading the news, you probably saw the talking heads discussing the "GOP talking points memo" on how the Schiavo case would help them politically. It is now almost certain that the whole story was a fraud. The American Spectator says the following:

Republican leadership staffers now believe the document was generated out of the Democratic opposition research office set up recently by Sen. Harry Reid, and distributed to some Democratic Senate staffers claiming it was a GOP document, in the hope -- or more likely expectation -- that it would then be leaked by those Democrats to reporters. In fact, the New York Times stated that it was Democratic staffers who were distributing the "talking points" document.

Power Line has more. Interestingly, even when it appeared obvious that there were real questions about the authenticity of the memo yesterday afternoon, the usual suspects were still talking it up. Like Clintonista Sidney Blumenthal in the Guardian today. I wonder when the media and Democratic apologies will be forthcoming.

*Update*
The talking points memo was indeed written by a Mel Martinez aide. Despite the fact that no Republicans admit to having seen it, it was idiotic for the 'former' aide to have written it. I was wrong. Well, life goes on.