September 29, 2004

The real chain of connection

By Douglas Hanson
Dan Rather and CBS News have had a rough couple of weeks coping with the forged Texas Air National Guard document scandal and their subsequent clumsy cover—up.  Richard Thornburgh and Louis Boccardi have been appointed to investigate this mess, but don't expect them to connect the dots any time soon. In fact, the left is still relying on their standard tactic of allowing that the proof underlying their assertions is 'inaccurate,' but insisting that the fundamental charges are true.  Just last Thursday morning, September 23, on Fox and Friends, Michael Wolff of Vanity Fair was urging the American people to overlook the forged documents and Bill Burkett's increasingly loony behavior.  What was most important he said, was the 'chain of connection' that enabled the young George Bush to "jump to the head of the line" to join the Texas Air National Guard.  The implication was that his peers were forced to sweat out the wait, and if time ran out, they...(Read Full Article)