Ed's a legend in his own mind
And it would seem that Grondine still has that putrid political parody online wherein he uses the names of the Challenger's crew to make a stupid political point. He should be utterly ashamed of using the names of these people in such a context. Then again, Ed answers to no one - and seems incapable of demonstrating good taste. I guess that is the key to his wildly successful journalistic career.