Should the saga of Jared Paul Stern, the New York Post's Page Six contributing writer caught with his hand out for bribes, elicit cries of "Oh, how the mighty have fallen"?
Not really. It's more like the bottom feeders have briefly had to squint as a ray of sunlight passed over them. The more interesting question is whether the public revulsion toward Stern's extortion attempts of billionaire Ron Burkle - assuming that revulsion actually exists and is not just a product ...