At last we know why Dan Rather, against all logic and seeming self-interest, has continued to stonewall on the most obvious forgeries since I tried to write a medical excuse from my doctor in the second grade. According to the New York Post’s Deborah Orin ^[1], CBS’ leading handwriting expert in this controversy has “other skills” that might actually prove useful to Dan, since he’s a man of a “certain age”….

Analyst Marcel Matley lists “Spirituality in Handwriting” and “Female/Male Traits in Handwriting” on the Web site for a foundation he serves as librarian. They were privately printed, but another analyst provided portions to The Post.

In “Spirituality in Handwriting,” Matley assesses a woman’s “libidinal energy” based on her handwriting.

Voilà!… Perhaps Dan wants to share these “findings” with fellow anchorman Peter Jennings. From what I’ve heard, he’d be interested. (hat tip: Maria Horvath)