The Memo's Origins Remain Obscure

In this post I referred to a "Republican" talking points memo which may have been a hoax, regarding the politics of the Terri Schiavo case.  This memo was supposedly circulated to all Republican senators during debate over last weekend's bill.  It was unsigned, and of uncertain provenance, but was attributed by ABC to the Republicans.

Power Line has been all over this story (they have some experience in investigating and exposing fake memos) and has much more.  The Washington Post and ABC have only said the memo was in the possession of Republicans, not distributed by Republicans.  Tom Maguire wrote to tell them that the NY Times reported that the memo was being distributed by Democratic staffers.

Third, the only clear evidence as to the origin of the memo is that it was circulated by Democratic staffers.  Tom Maguire, author of Just One Minute, wrote to point out this story from yesterday's New York Times: 

As tensions festered among Republicans, Democratic aides passed out an unsigned one-page memorandum that they said had been distributed to Senate Republicans. "This is an important moral issue and the pro-life base will be excited that the Senate is debating this important issue," the memorandum said.

So the memo has been traced to a group of Democratic staffers.  What evidence is there that its origins go back any farther?  None, that we're aware of.

Stay tuned.

UPDATE: Michelle Malkin is also all over it, and her post is replete with worthy links.  Check them all out.

UPDATE: Lots of digging by Josh Claybourn at In The Agora, who's putting in the grunt work and making the calls.  Great site, added to the list.