Mapes and Rather out. That's the only way this can end, and even then, it will be a tough trek back from the road to oblivion.
Rather's boss has to go. The lousy ratings and now this. He will do the dirty work to get rid of Mapes and Rather so his successor won't. The only delay is for the lawyers to review the separation doc's.
As DFU pointed out, all it would really take to end the scandal would be for CBS to be somewhat evenhanded between now and election day. Imagine the SBVfT being given the same credence as that 86-yo secretary!'Course without the journalism wind it its back, the Kerry campaign would disappear without a trace . . .