Rather's credibility was already bashed by having Barnes on and soft balling the questions, but CBS getting caught up with forgeries is a little too much to hope for. Nonetheless, I do so hope.
CBS being discredited (again) would be icing on the cake -- not that the KoolAide drinkers would pay any mind -- but the real issue is who originated the forgery. Kerry has just reshuffled his staff and strategy, and we've just seen a coordinated, all-points attack. CBS is just a bit player, albeit a willing stooge. Who pushed the pawn?
If this is a forgery, it's a potentially criminal matter. The source will have insisted on anonymity, and I would expect a complicit and guilty CBS to hide behind its lawyers. We may not get an answer for some time, if ever.
Of course, if CBS retains any sense of journalistic integrity, we could have a definitive answer today. Odds, anyone?