CBS Cancels 60 Minutes II

So as he flies the blue lady of the skies into the sunset, we say “aloha, 5 O’clock Charlie” and return to our duties. Let me remind you the Weblog is open 24 hours for your dining and dancing pleasure.

(I know, I know, I ran that one before, when Dan signed off from The CBS Evening News. But I thought I’d dust it off again as the man who brought you Ra^therGate is further eased into the background by CBS, even as he accepts awards for his fine, fine journalism.)

Update: Speaking of the original 60 Minutes, its ratings aren’t exactly into the stratosphere these days–and its demographics are even worse.

Meanwhile, in an op-ed called, “Newsweek: A Dan Rather Rerun”, Brent Bozell writes, “How many eerie parallels are there between the CBS scandal and the Newsweek scandal? Let us count the ways“.