The Twisted Pravda of Dan Rather

"This story is true. The questions we raised about then-Lieutenant Bush's National Guard service are serious and legitimate," he said. "Until and unless someone shows me definitive proof that they are not, I don't see any reason to carry on a conversation with the professional rumor mill." - Dan Rather

Mr. Rather is so convinced the questions about "then Lt. Bush's" service are true he is willing to ignore overwhelming evidence that the documents supporting these questions are forgeries. This sort of twisted logic could be expected from the old Soviet Union or even North Korea today but to hear it from the anchorman for CBS News is bizarre

By this same logic, Mr. Rather would sit in his chair and insist the building was not on fire because his chair wasn't warm yet. Using the geometric logic of Captain Queeg, Mr. Rather has proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that he in no longer a journalist but rather a disillusioned old man out of touch with what is going on around him

If Mr. Rather and CBS ever admit to being duped, they will no doubt blame Carl Rove as the source of their misfortune just as Terry McCauliffe has. To paraphrase Pauline Kael, nobody they know voted for Bush. Perhaps the DNC and the Kerry campaign could save on costs by just moving into the CBS newsroom