Danny Boy has got to go. This last week’s embarrassment to the entire profession of journalism is worse than Peter Arnett’s phony Baby Milk Factory new cast from DESERT STORM. Dan just won’t give up his personal opinions for the sake of his career. A news reporter has nothing but their skill, integrity, and impartiality. Last week Dan demonstrated he has none of the three remaining.

The documents are now obviously fake, something that was obvious to many a long time ago. One of the principals has since come out and said the feelings attributed to him were not true, but because he is a Bush cupporter, we have to discount him (according to the ethics of CBS News). Other problems with the documents seem to be so obvious that anyone with half a brain could have seen them before consulting any experts.

Dan’s integrity is also shot. Not only did he rush to judgment, he is now willing to back off the report. The controversy alone is enough to result in an apology. Danny Boy needs to say he is sorry, that the report was obviously made too early to be sure of the facts, and that he will continue with the investigation and let us know what he finds in a few weeks. He won’t because he has not integrity left.

The 2000 election covereage was the last straw for Rather’s umpartiality. His obvious personal joy and sadness, all expressed in the same night, show he was a Democrat (surprise! surprise!) pulling for Gore. Now how we take someone with such obvious bias as a serious reporter.

Dan may have been a good reporter in years gone by but his days are over. CNN fired Peter Arnett, CBS should get rid of Dan. He’s got this time in, let hom retire and move on with the rest of his life. The world will be a safer place without him on the air.