Reply #21: It just struck me as odd

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Though for some reason I never questioned Dan Fogelberg writing a song about his Dad and not his mom (Leader of the Band). As one poster said, Russert wrote about his Dad because his Dad didn't express feelings well which probably just made for a more interesting book than one about him and his Mom.

Though I did come across this over at Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-ehrenstein/tim-russert-hates-his-mot_b_20983.html