Quick Fix 6 (3/9/05)

From CBS News: CBS News will mark the end of Dan Rather’s 24 years as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News with a one-hour primetime CBS News special. The program, “Dan Rather: A Reporter Remembers,” will be broadcast at 8 tonight ET/PT.

1. Political ‘Toon Fix: Paul Novak ( Allied checkpoints ), Wayne Stayskal ( Baseball steroids ), and Kevin Tuma ( Academy Award values ).

2. Humor Fix: Daniel Kurtzman /Political Humor provides Dan Ratherisms from the last three general election nights here .

3. My Way Fix: This Day in History here , Today’s Birthdays here , and Positive Quote here .

4. Top of the News Fix: Ex-PM: Hezbollah rally in Beirut massive hoax here , Global caution urged for US travelers here , UN urges ban on cloning here , Oregon weighs tax on mileage here , and Senate gains victory on abortion vote here .

5. Dan Rather Fix: Jim Geraghty /National Review contends that Dan Rather’s tenure parallels “CBS News” long decent into irrelevancy here .

6. Opinion Fix: Michelle Malkin /Creators Syndicate ( Ransom of red reporter ), Ryan Zempel /Townhall.com ( Loving gays as Jesus would ), Claudia Rosett /Wall Street Journal ( Will Vietnam be next Iraq? ), James J. Na /Discovery Institute ( A true Iraqi martyr ), and Myrna Blythe /National Review ( Martha’s extreme makeover ).