The guy who said that lost a son in the WTC.
That son was previously a political appointee of Mel Carnahan who lost his job to a Republican when he had to face the voters in a referrendum on his performance.
His father is a jerk, who is using his son's unfortunate death to score points for his political party.
But you'd never learn that if you only read the Reuters article. They didn't find any of that information relevant. You'd think he was merely a grieving father, rather than an opportunistic political hack scumbag.