What really gets me is that Rather seems to treat investigative jounalism like making sausage. Its best not to watch it being made.

The blogosphere’s investigation here has been wholly transparent, with sources and names, correction and challenges. Some claims were struck down, some revived, apologies made. All ugly business, but it is more confidence inspiring than someone trying to run on reputation.

CBS needs to disclose who their forensic document expert is (if there is one, Matley certainly isn’t), and they need to put a different reporter on this. That is, if they want to revive their credibility. Firing Rather might be the quickest way to do it.