Should we cancel the Party?

I may be wrong but it seems to me that in light of this week's carnage at Virginia Tech, serious thought should be given to canceling one of this city's biggest parties, the White House Correspondent's Association Dinner. The annual event is set for this Saturday and will draw the President, members of his cabinet and some big show business names. Condi Rice, Morgan Fairchild, Reggie Bush, Henry Kissinger, David Geffen, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are but some of the star attractions. No doubt, some of the national and local correspondents will be ready with their stories of having been to Blacksburg this week and covered up close the aftermath of Cho Seung Hui's murder spree; Let's skip all this and not risk being seen by the families, friends and surviving victims as just having done our jobs and moved on to the "next big story". In instances like this, I think it approproiate for us journalists to show that we too grieve for the losses; That we too realize how much was lost this past week by all of us...Most of the families have yet to eulogize their sons, daughters and spouses. Let's not take time out for a good Washington party. There wll be time for that later. If the show must go on...hopefully the White House Correspondent's Association can announce some major effort...some scholarships for future Tech students would be a start. .