Dan Rather has been regarded by many as a foolish clown for a long time. I kind of hate to see him go. The more support the other side gets from foolish clowns, the better.
But I love seeing him go out in disgrace, rather than retiring gracefully. A little payback for what they did to Nixon, the media gets a taste of their own medicine.
I would agree, only that older folks like faces they are accustomed to. My dad complains every time I see him watch the Evening News for its lame stories and long commercial breaks. But still, he has to watch it each night. With all the evidence in the world of Rather's bias, he still watches daily. I'm pretty sure he won't watch CBS when Rather leaves.