Liars For Bush Part CXXIII

Gen. Richard B. Myers called CBS anchor Dan Rather eight days before the report was to air, asking for extra time, said Jeff Fager, executive producer of the US network’s ’60 Minutes II’ program.

Myers cited the safety of American hostages and tension surrounding the Iraqi city of Fallujah, Fager said, adding that he held off as long as he believed possible given it was a competitive story.

I suppose it’s theoretically possible that Myers personally called Dan Rather three weeks before the broadcast aired and yet still hadn’t actually read the internal 57 page report that was delivered by General Taguba back in February by last Sunday.

It’s also theoretically possible that Trent Lott’s aquanet hair helmet wouldn’t spontaneously burst into flame in the presence of a butane lighter.

But I doubt it.