[Brilliant]

I don't know why he's blaming it on Rather. Rather was just using info supplied by the Dems. Heck, John Edwards just yesterday called on Bush to explain the memos. If they now concede that they are forgeries, why are the Dems still using it?

[Hank All-American]

The dems are far from conceding anything. They just don't know what to do at this point. If they stick with it, they may get badly burned since they are obviously fakes. But they also know if they can just get a couple of experts to say "maybe," they can still insist they are real. On the other hand, they can go into spin-mode, blaming it on a Republican dirty-trick, but that puts them into a very tough position, having admitted they are fake.

[ladyinred]

Not sure if your comment was tongue in cheek or not, but the reason Rather is being blamed is simple. A real objective journalist would have vetted the memos to death before airing them. The fact that he ran with it immediately shows his bias. Had this been about Kerry, he would have balked, saying we don't know if this is for real etc. That is why Rather is being blamed along with the other rats.