What always amazed me is that Rather himself anchored the story. He must have thought that the memo story would have the needed authority/vetting if he personally attended to the report. 'Course Rather thought this story could turn the tide but, as anyone here knew from the get-go, that tide of voters beached on Bush Point as opposed to Kerry Cove.
Under the circumstances, I guess a thank-you is in order for the Danster - single-handedly taking down not just CBS but a large amount of the little credibility left within the LMSM.
It just occurred to me something else they're trying to do by claiming Burkett got these documents sent anonymously in the mail to him -- they're trying to pin this on Karl Rove. Their next step will be to insinuate that this had to be a Republican plot.