Reply #30: Many DUers believe in an omnipotent, omniscient Rove, [View All]

[Igel]

or at least one that's nearly so.

When I'm being cynical (and Monday mornings are great for cynicism) I assume it's because when faced with a supremely devious, powerful, and cunning foe, failure is acceptable, and not dishonorable. Up against a mere human, failure would be ... well ... failure, and would be dishonorable.

You're right, the production team didn't do their homework and do the work you'd expect of a journalism student.

They wanted to believe. Whether or not Rove provided the rope, Rather, Mapes, etc. artfully tied a noose, slipped their collective neck into it, and jumped off the horse while shouting, "We're CBS!" Rather did himself no favor when, a week after the RW was noising about the documents' dubious authenticity, he said if they're not authentic he wants to be the one to "break that story."