Priorities
Due respect to Tim Russert, but when the news hit today that he had died from a heart attack at age 58, did the entire media machine really need to grind to a halt for six hours of uninterrupted coverage? Illustrative of how insular the media culture is.
Yes, he was a good journalist. Yes, he did important work. And yes, he died before his time. But how many more-deserving people passed on today without so much as a passing glance?