Around the house, leaks are a major problem. They can even lead to structural damage if they aren't dealt with.
The same is true in Washington, of course. But here, leaks can also be beneficial, getting out information that someone wanted to keep bottled up. Consider the front-page story in The Washington Post on Sept. 21. The newspaper obtained and wrote about the 66-page report Gen. Stanley McChrystal (President Obama's hand-picked commander) had submitted to explain what he thinks he'll need to do to prevail in Afghanistan.
"Failure to gain the initiative and reverse insurgent momentum in the near-term (next 12...












AWOL on Afghanistan