If you read the article, you see that they can't even do that. Most, nay, ALL of CBS's authentication experts said the documents had serious problems.
TIn-foil hat time, but maybe this is the journalistic equivalent of a suicide bombing. Rather and CBS blow up, taking the Kerry campaign with them. I still can't figure out any possible way that can help the DNC, or to further DEM/socialist agenda, so I guess I need to take my tinfoil in for a tightening.
Where does it end? If Rather had just gotten bad information from his Producer. He would have, issued a retraction and had the Producer canned or reprimanded.
As we are thinking there is a source in the Kerry campaign. It has to be a high source to protect it. An anonymous staffer would be ousted soon, and even a mid level staffer would be cut loose or demoted. It had to be someone with access with Kerry so everyone would think "if they saw it they would have mentioned it to Kerry, if not shown it to Kerry."
This is why Rather is holding out. As everyone knows its not the mistake its the cover up and this cover up might kill his career. As in him having to resign to save CBS.