Rather's story was intended to be the opening for a series of drug-use stories about the President. Rather's sources are shaky, but if the topic can be opened up by means of a TANG story then new sources with poor credentials can be brought in to address particular concerns.
Controversy over the forgeries has locked up this stuff for another week or so but we will see the rest of the drug stuff sometime soon.
Yea I know about the drug stuff. Actually every one of these charges were covered in the 2000 election by Leslie Stahl who did an interview with a guy name J. H. Hatfield who wrote a book called Fortunate Son about Bush. The drugs, the special treatment, missed health exam. It was all there. Publisher pulled the Book after it was found out that Hatfield was convicted for attempted murder and had served time in prison. Good stuff if you google on this Hatfield guy. Supposedly Bush was wild, impregnating women, breaking chandeliers, getting caught with drugs and put in jail..... etc. but Hatfield had no sources ON THE RECORD. Kitty Kelly lifted most of the first part of her book from here and Dan and Mary lifted ALL of their stuff from this book. Hatfield is dead or he probably forged the memos.
Further info on Kerry's weird timeline for Discharge.
http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2004/08/spinsanity_sear.html