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Thank goodness the Republicans are after Dan Rather and CBS. Why shouldn't they be, right? I mean, the media has an enormous responsibility. They have a duty to report the news in a neutral, balanced way. To not distort facts to reflect their own personal political beliefs. To check up on documents and sources and make sure that the information provided is not only reliable, but impervious to attacks by those who want to refute the conclusions made by your investigative reports. The media has a great responsibility because we, as a nation, depend on them to inform us so we can accurately decide who should lead our nation.

But why are those who are so skeptical about the intentions of Rather and CBS (the liberal media) so trusting of the Bush administration? Anyone remember why we went to war? Of course, we all do. But Bush didn't lie about that did he? He didn't distort facts to reflect his own personal political belief. He checked up on documents and sources to make sure that the information provided was reliable. The administrative branc has great responsibility because we, as a nation, depend on it to:

1. not send our country to war because of a mistake

2. Not destroy a nation and kill thousands of innocent civilians and American soldiers because we THOUGHT they MIGHT have weapons that COULD POSSIBLY harm America.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all about preventing America from being attacked. But while the rest of the civilized world was saying "Hey, let's get the facts straight," America was gung ho. But oh well, what's a little misinformation, right? Damn, Dan Rather screwed up too.