[finnigan2]

Rooney has been riding the, "crusty old curmudgeon" persona for a good part of that 55 years with CBS and it's starting to wear as thin as Rather's claims of being a journalist. How in the hell CBS ever allowed it's news operation to become dominated by a cabal of seventy and eighty year olds must be a fascinating tale of board room intrigue and decades without adequate corporate oversight.
Personally, I think Sumner would be just as happy to see them all die on the job than to be bothered with a house cleaning.

[sarasota]

If Sumner had to fire them...well, can you say lawsuits for age discrimination?