Ra^ther: still digging...

Mort Zuckerman said something to the effect today that the rule of holes was: when you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. CBS is still digging. In a brash piece of bait and switch journalism CBS seems to believe that as long as they can show that the substance of the story was true, it doesn't matter all that much that they were peddling fake documents. Listen to this hard hitting dedication to the truth:

Are those documents authentic, as experts consulted by CBS News continue to maintain? Or were they forgeries or re-creations, as Knox and many others believe?

We will keep an open mind and we will continue to report credible evidence and responsible points of view as we try to answer the questions raised about the authenticity of the documents.

Many people suggest that this document story is the "politics of distraction" and the REAL story is of Bush's Guard service. Well they are BOTH stories but while IMO the Guard story will have little if any impact on the election at the end of the day, I think the bigger story at the end of the day is what Rather and CBS may be doing to the general credibility of big media. May not seem like it now, but many in the media industry may look back at this episode conclude that it was yet another point of erosion for their status quo. If I were one of his peers or still working in traditional media I'd be pissed. Since I'm a "PJ" now, I have to admit to some schadenfreude.

Thanks to The Mudville Gazette for the pic of Minister Dan.