The media followed-up yesterday on retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez's remarks attacking the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq War. However, the silence on his remarks about the media continues. Nothing at Poynter.org's Romenesko blog. No follow-up or reaction at Editor & Publisher. The story did lead Fox News' "Big Story" program this afternoon, but I saw no mention of it as I occasionally flipped past CNN.

I've yet to hear -- and I don't expect to hear -- any explanation for why Sanchez's comments on the Bush administration were newsworthy (they were), but his comments on the media were not. The only explanation that I can imagine is that reporters saw that portion of his remarks as nothing more than sour grapes. However, the same could be said for his attacks on the Bush administration.

As Sen. John McCain pointed out on CBS's "Face the Nation":

"I wish that he had given us the benefit of that knowledge at the time," McCain told CBS's "Face the Nation." He said Sanchez should have spoken out at the time -- or resigned -- but "unfortunately, that doesn't happen very often."

The mainstream media is committing a very public suicide. Its failure to report criticisms of itself from high-proflile individuals simply accellerates the flow of blood from its veins.