From a letter writer to the NY Times...
Right-wing media commentators think that Dan Rather should resign because he made false claims based on documents that turned out to be fraudulent. But what about President Bush?
He and his administration made false claims about Saddam Hussein's weapons program based on documents that turned out to be fraudulent.
George W. Bush's claims got us stuck in a war in which more than 1,000 Americans have died. Dan Rather's mistake was considerably less costly. William C. Stosine
Iowa City, Sept. 21, 2004
One would have thought that being duped by Iraqi expatriates with an axe to grind (before you realize that they are possibly spying for Iran) would have led to greater public uproar--but the media really only cares about Dan Rather's mistakes.