[elhombrelibre]

Steyn asks the big question. It is similar to the one that came out of Watergate. The coverup was worse than the crime. Here's where the focus needs to go: "So why aren't they? The only reasonable conclusion is that the source -- or trail of sources -- is even more incriminating than the fake documents. Why else would Heyward and Rather allow the CBS news division to commit slow, public suicide?"

[elhombrelibre]

Let's see how long it is before someone else in the media wakes up to this fact.

[Jet Jaguar]

Rather was willingly duped into this story.

[hershey]

That's the elephant in the living room, but we won't talk about that. No, with all due respect, the President had better answer those charges. Maybe they're hoping GW's landslide and whatever treat we have in store for Iran will divert our attention from this. Not going to happen.

[dawn53]

Exactly, they aren't covering for a disgrutled ex-guardsman who has it in for Bush. The only explanation for the cover-up is that they are protecting the "big fish" up the food chain of the DNC.

[elli1]

Yup, that is the big question and the answer is inCriminating with a Big Cee, as in Conspiracy.

[thoughtomator]

"The only reasonable conclusion is that the source -- or trail of sources -- is even more incriminating than the fake documents. Why else would Heyward and Rather allow the CBS news division to commit slow, public suicide?"

Painfully obvious bump!

[thecanuck]

I agree the trail is the story but I don't think it ends at Burkett. Someone, knowing he had influence at the centre of the AWOL story, fed him the docs. Being Army, they appeared legit to him so he tried to pass them along.

Dan the Man believes Burkett is above reproach and will not break a story that brings him down, so they are trying to track down the originator. (thus Dan's strange statement about breaking the story) If they give up Burkett as their source too soon, the story will spin quickly to discredit him and the AWOL storyline all but ends for this election cycle(which Dan doesn't want). They need to work this back to find (or at least pin this on) someone to take the fall, i.e. someone victimized by Bush, the war, the economy, lack of health care, etc. They will not be described as a Democrat or a Kerry supporter since its well publicized that a lot of Kerry votes are anti-Bush votes). Burkett, CBS and Kerry will be absolved of responsibility and in fact it will spun as all having been Bush's fault. They will then drive him into seclusion until after the election, after his one and only interview wit Dan Rather. Dan can then continue his pursuit of the 'truth' about Bush and the ANG.

[TexasNative2000]

I think that before the election we will hear the following statement from the talking heads and DNC - "Actually, this is nothing like Watergate; although it appears the Kerry campaign may have been involved, Nixon was a sitting President. That makes all the difference"

Typical liberal logic.