Guest, I don't agree that the grieving of Wellstone's family and friends is more important than who controls the Senate. But I totally agree with what you said about "... the media justifying their appalling behavior, by saying "the election is only a few days away, so we have to report this."

The Democrats, and Republicans, in general DID need to think about the political aftermath right after the crash, because crucial decisions needed to be made in very little time. But the general public does NOT need to hear the speculations and punditry of the media's talking heads right now. There is no valid reason I can see why the media couldn't have kept a respectful silence on those issues until after Wellstone's memorial -- and until they actually had some facts to report instead of making predictions.

If there are questionable legal shenanigans going on in the interim, that's the real shame. But if the media know that those shenanigans are going on -- as opposed to just having heard rumors, they do have a responsibility to report it.

Genie