. . . par excellence and representative of everything wrong with the Mainstream Media.

Of course, the sycophants at the New Pravda dutifully confuse the issue:

Is Ms. Couric’s situation similar? Was she running for the presidency when her husband was stricken?

It's not about running for president, it's about how one chooses to live his/her life. Couric made the same choice as the Edwards' did. I'm not passing judgment on either and that's how Couric should have handled the situation.