But, on the following, the New York Times is right:
Conservatives should stop slavering over Dan Rather's scalp, and liberals should stop pretending that noble ends justify fake-evidence means. Both should focus on the lesson of the early 70's: from third-rate burglaries to fourth-rate forgeries, nobody gets away with trying to corrupt American elections.
Unfortunately, election fraud (which this episode arguably is) is one of the most-committed yet least-prosecuted crimes in the U.S.