Judge dismisses most of Dan Rather’s claims in his lawsuit. I’m sure the Judge was doing the right thing on the merits, but in this time of national discord and grim economic news we needed this. I needed this. Dan Rather is the gift that keeps on giving and I fully expected three, maybe four, more columns out of the guy. Dan Rather must, must, give a press conference explaining his side of things. He must keep himself in the spotlight. We must keep hope alive.