knuclehead:

Interesting speculation but I think that its a bit too complex a process from these are what it looks like to these documents are real.

McCauliffe and Moveon.org made a conscious decision to fabricate and place these documents in a quality MSM source, i.e., 60 minutes II. Despite its reputation 60 Minutes has a history of fabricating stories, not all of which are political, to grind some axe or push ratings. Given the MSM desire to unseat Bush the DNC/Moveon operatives would have no problem finding a willing player at CBS.

There are two other factors in play. First, Democrats and other lefties believe their own propaganda about Republicans being stupid. They thought that they would put Bush supporters on the defensive and therefore, did not expect a rapid counterattack. The failure to anticipate leads to the second point. The DNC/MSM complex does not understand the power of the net to rapidly fact check and disseminate information. I am sure McCauliffe thought CBS would just steamroll the opposition because there would be no other information source to challenge them.