Walter Cronkite has weighed in. It isn’t pretty.

At a Drew University forum, Cronkite said he feared the war would not go smoothly, ripped the “arrogance” of Bush and his administration and wondered whether the new U.S. doctrine of “pre-emptive war” might lead to unintended, dire consequences.

…In response to a question about media bias, Cronkite said the press is not politically partisan but does tilt toward liberalism. He said that the smartest president he ever met was Jimmy Carter.

Pathetic. Somehow, I suspect that he’s no longer “the most trusted man in America.” At least, I hope not.