Couric Pouts Over Gates Distraction: 'Just as He Was Pushing So Hard for Health Care Reform'

Katie Couric trumpeted President Obama’s appearance in the White House briefing room to dial back his comments on Gates -- which the CBS Evening News ran for an uninterrupted four solid minutes -- as “extraordinary” before she pouted over how “the timing could not be worse. Just as he was pushing so hard for health care reform and having some pretty serious setbacks.”