Bush wants CBS out of debates�. So I think he's bullying people around. And apparently it's time to choose sides. There are two fundamental questions here:
1. Power
2. Accountability
Accountability is the easier one of the two. The whole point of Bush administration is not the excuses but lack of responsibility. Nobody pays for anything. That's pretty obvious. Question? Should CBS be expected to be treated differently?
And the one who wins this fight wins pretty big in my opinion. TIs there any entity in this country that is comparable to the president in the amount of influence it has over the nation? Is a media it? If Bush wins, not only does he intimidate CBS, but it's also anybody else ( and there aren't that many) who has a story to tell. If Bush wins, the news media stars will be created reporting on weather in Florida. If media wins... Can't even imagine... The outcome of CBS apologizing, and shoved into a corner seems so much like the most plausible outcome. Bush will not be defeated until somebody stands up and does not back down. And I believe that media as a whole has a stake in having CBS not fail. Then again, may be they just don't have it in them.