You're incredible, Teribus! In all of that stuff, you fasten on Mary Mapes, the CBS reporter who let her enthusiasm get in the way of checking the details of the story. That was mentioned only in Eric Boehlert's write-up, and that was one of the side points he was making. However, you may find a slight clue as to what the rest of the story is about by simply reading the title Boehlert gave it:   "Dan Rather is Right," subtitle, "The Story was True."

Despite Mary Mapes' sloppy journalism and despite CBS's failure to properly authenticate the documents, the story was true.

You obviously missed the point. Despite the attacks on Dan Rather and the rest of the noise, the information about Bush's Air National Guard service—or lack thereof—was accurate.

That's a pretty thin straw you're grasping, and I'm afraid it won't keep you afloat.

Don Firth