So Walter Cronkite, the legendary CBS anchorman, is dead.
The article mentioned one example of Cronkite's influence--when he turned against the Vietnam war, President Lyndon Johnson was convinced that if he'd lost Cronkite, he'd lost the country. There's also another example--when Jimmy Carter was inviting influential people up to Camp David in the summer of 1979 to give him advice on what ailed America and where to go next in his presidency, Cronkite was one of the first he called.
I don't know that whatever advice he gave Carter helped him very much.
Given the steep decline these days in the number of viewers who watch and pay attention to network TV news, it's doubtful we'll see another anchor with the influence and iconic status of Walter Cronkite.
BASEBALL DIARY: not the greatest of news last night. The Tigers' bullpen, specifically Joel Zumaya, blew another game last night, allowing a 3-run homer to Mark Teixiera and giving the Yankees a 5-3 win. I see Zumaya is once again on the disabled list. Bad night for sure...
The Cubs managed to get some solid bullpen work and defeat the Nationals for the second straight night, 3-1. But they have to continue to win even when they aren't playing Washington...
And while the Texas Rangers got 3 RBIs from Josh Hamilton, nobody else got much going offensively as the team lost to Minnesota, 5-3. They're just not hitting as they can...
