I prefer to watch CBS News, although I also watch ABC, NBC, and CNN. However, since the huge misstep by "60 Minutes", my trust in the accuracy of that station's reporting has me looking elsewhere for objective news. CBS may now be just as bad as Fox. The fact that a major news service would not follow the journalistic credo of thoroughly checking the alternative evidence that a story may be fraudulent is reprehensible.

In any decision, a clear thinking human should give as much weight to opposing views, even contrary to one's own cherished view, until those alternative views are not supported by current evidence. You must consider the contrary evidence against your position as strongly as supporting evidence; critical thinking requires such consideration.

Maybe Blogs will help in the "checks-and-balances" of information available for citizens. Of course, we all know about the inaccuracies of information on the Internet. We must still do the extra fact-finding required before taking a position or posting something as fact when it is just an opinion.

Cruiser