I just wonder...

Will Walter Cronkite get as much national mourning and press as Michael Jackson did?

Will Congress take a moment of silence for him?

Talk about an iconic American figure in the 20th Century. His heyday was obviously before my time, but being a bit of a history buff through high school and college, it seems to me that Walter was always the rock in some of this country's tough times. Kennedy's death, Apollo 13, Vietnam, and the list goes on. A calm, steady, and reassuring voice for the entire nation back then...

But I guess his lack of being a freakshow makes it less newsworthy than a true American hero, like MJ.

RIP, Uncle Walter.