Ted Koppel and Al Gore: Dads Who've Discovered that You Can't Have It All

Yesterday Ted Koppel and Al Gore both proved one tough lesson: fame and money don't buy happiness. As the rest of us sit here in our paltry little homes, dealing with our everyday drudgery (a toddler who refuses to sleep in his own bed, melon rotting in the fridge, not quite enough cash for this month's bills), these two much-respected, hugely famous, political superstars have experienced mammoth family eruptions that remind us that their lives aren't, necessarily, any more desirable than our own.

Andrew Koppel's death topped the news yesterday morning - Ted Koppel's son died after a night of heavy drinking. Then the Al Gore divorce news (so far it's technically a separation, but divorce seems close behind) quickly overtook the Koppel shocker as the fastest spreading story. The juxtaposition seemed especially horrible since Gore, too, knows all about having a son with a tendency to overindulge...(more)