CBS and Seinfeld

They wouldn't have gotten into this mess if they hadn't tried to imitate Matt Drudge without his experience and attention to detail. Maybe 60 Minutes should run stories past the blogosphere in the future.

Reading this post by Virginia Postrel, I thought that this whole sorry episode is due to the press relying on its prestige and the trust of its audience for a cheesy attempt to get in one more dig at George Bush. The whole argument about service records is a sideshow, and it reeks of demagoguery. All you have to do is recall the examples of Abraham Lincoln, FDR, Ronald Reagan and, yes, George W. Bush to know that people without combat experience have made great presidents.

The arguments against him are childish and flimsy. By trying to add substance to a lackluster career, John Kerry and his media supporters have wandered into the weeds, lost focus and set off hornet's nest among his fellow vets, leaving the Republicans a clear and compelling message to focus on. While they pick away at Bush's National Guard service to try to persuade us that his policy toward terrorism is wrong, the rest of us look at what he has done and realize that he's been a real leader.

Suppose Bush had fought in Vietnam, would that make the Democrats support the war in Iraq? If not, then the issue is irrelevant, no? We might as well argue about what Superman would do as president.