We find out today that the CBS documents suggesting that George W. Bush received favorable treatment when he was in the National Guard during the Vietnam era may be fakes. In fact not only fakes, but bad fakes, created on computers and using software that didn't even exist in the early 1970's when the memos were supposedly written.

CBS has said in a statement that they stand by the story and the documents authenticity, saying 'As is standard practice at CBS News, the documents in the '60 Minutes' report were thoroughly examined and their authenticity vouched for by independent experts.'

I am going to admit, I have issues with the CBS news team as far as the Bush family goes. My dislike has centered in the past on anchorman Dan Rather, and probably began with his attempt at ambushing the elder Bush on national television in what was supposed to be a friendly interview. It deepened on his reporting of several election year campaigns, especially with his coverage of the Republican National conventions. And his obvious glee at the initial reports of Gore winning the Florida vote in 2000, and his disappointment when that prediction was overturned, just cemented my animosity.

Of course Rather claims that his reporting is unbiased. But this recent snafu within CBS begs the question of whether it is just Rather that has a visible political bias, or is it the CBS news team in general. I, for one, shall take anything I hear coming from CBS about this year's campaign with a grain of salt.