Dan Rather‘s criticism of CBS last week “instantly drew more attention than anything he’s done in seven months on his new HDNet news program,” the AP’s David Bauder notes.

So what has Rather been doing? “‘Dan Rather Reports’ is a meaty news show that has done stories on dangerous chemicals in trailers given to Hurricane Katrina victims, drug cartels that have rendered large swaths of Mexico lawless and civil rights enforcement within the current U.S. Justice Department.”

“It’s a demanding regimen for a 76 year old.” More…