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I had a colleague who used to refer to us as being "professional shock absorbers." It often feels that way. In any event, the best way to handle things like this is to avoid spinning it, as people always see right through that. And it just erodes trust.
That's one of the really tough things about our job. We're affected by everything, but then we're blamed for everything and have to be the bad news bearer all the time. Sometimes I just want to be like, "This sucks for me too, guys!"