Dan Rather on Scott Pelley

In case you missed it, Scott Pelley has been named as the new anchor of the CBS Evening News. He'll be replacing Katie Couric when she officially steps down in June (don't worry--I'm not printing the Katie cheerleading picture again).

Pelley has a big supporter: Dan Rather. Reading Rather's comments here at TV Newser reminds me why I miss the old lug. He really does have a way with words doesn't he? Here's his description of Scott Pelley: "He burns with the hot, blue fame to report news. He’s relentless on a story. He has news in his id, his DNA.”

So do you, Dan. So do you.