Many people have pointed out poor Ann's loss here. Strangely enough, Ted Olson (Barbara's husband) probably felt the loss at least as deeply as poor Ann, but I have not heard or seen him express his sorrow with similar brilliantly shrieking "hyperbole."
Ted is an amazing person, and so was Barbara. I never heard either of them say one unkind thing about anyone. (That wasn't based on fact, anyway. *G*) But people handle grief in different ways. Ted doesn't have a syndicated column to crank out, either, which is nothing against Ted, believe me. But it can be a pressing business, and I'm sure Ann was feeling the pressure, on top of the incredible sadness and outrage. You simply cannot compare the two. It isn't fair to either of them. (Ann was outraged for Ted, too, by the way. As she said, losing Barbara -- for him -- was a "human amputation.")