I always liked Walter Cronkite. When he was the CBS anchor, he had the ability to deliver the news effectively with very little hint of bias.

"Every little country in the world that has a border conflict with another little country … they now have a great example from the United States," Cronkite, 86, said in response to a question from Drew's president, former Gov. Thomas Kean.

I guess Walter has lost it if he compares the Iraq situation to a border dispute.

"We are going to be in such a fix when this war is over, or before this war is over … our grandchildren's grandchildren are going to be paying for this war," Cronkite said.

I don't disagree on this one. I heard today that USA will earmark 100 billion of oil Iraqi oil money as reparations to the Iraqi people. (that's about what the war will cost us) No reparations are planned for the US taxpayers. With no spoils, war is no longer affordable. This is a fact.

He said that the smartest president he ever met was Jimmy Carter.

Carter may very well be the smartest and I don't question his motives but imo he is a poster boy for electing the C student.

"Most news people start their early years as cub reporters, covering the seamy side of life. They see the poverty. They see the want" - and as a result, Cronkite said, tend to favor the underprivileged.

Walter may believe this but it is total BS. Most media types are shallow elitists that care zilch for the great unwashed

Walter speaks