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CBS'S BIG BLUNDER?

Kevin Drum, the most talented of the left-wing bloggers, wrote: "This story is a perfect demonstration of the difference between the Swift-boat controversy and the National Guard controversy. Both are tales from long ago and both are related to Vietnam, but . . . in the National Guard case, practically every new piece of documentary evidence provides additional confirmation that the charges against Bush are true."

Drum simply assumed that the documents were above-board. So did The New York Times and The Washington Post, both of which put the story on its front page on Thursday.

They were doubtless swayed by the fact that CBS said " '60 Minutes' consulted a handwriting analyst and document expert who believes the material is authentic."

Maybe "60 Minutes" should have tried another expert or two.

It is the conservative blogging community which kept the Swift Boat allegations alive due to it's fact finding efforts, and is now uncovering the smarminess of 60 Minutes coverage of this election. Does the liberal blogging community do anything other than parrot the party line and hacks like Michael Moore? Is there any independent investigating going on?