Where’s The “Right Place” For BW?

“I’m convinced that for the first two days of this week and what it meant to the United States, we are in the right place.”

That was NBC’s Brian Williams, explaining to the AP’s David Bauder why he isn’t in Rome.

An insider asks: “With today’s election of a new Pope, do you think Brian Williams stands by what he said?”

> Update: 5:40pm: “That he is there for that major story and can be involved in [covering the new Pope] shows his flexibility and that of NBC News.”