While we think it's probably the right time for old man Rather to step down as anchor of the CBS Nightly News, we still feel kinda bad for him. Especially when he's taking digs from the Times:

He added that a Bob Dylan lyric had been rattling around his head for the last few days that "he not busy being born is busy dying."

[...]The title of the 1965 song, however, belied Mr. Rather's apparent calm: "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)."

Subtle.
Rather Quitting As CBS Anchor In Abrupt Move [NYT]