Political Punch

Gotta read Flannery O'Connor to start to make sense of any of this.

In the Bible Belt, the proper forms of sin are admired and welcome manifestations of a relationship with God and the community that holds forgiveness and unqualified love in highest esteem. And how boring would church suppers be if the only topic of conversation were every saint's good deeds?

Don't take my word for it, listen to Hewitt, who couldn't even be bothered to read a single "MSM" news story: "Christians understand these acts." Not are deeply troubled by, not find hypocritical, but rather accept. And indeed support with votes.

By sinning, the adulterer benefits both from the pleasure of the act and then the debt he incurs from his forgivers by giving them the opportunity act in a holy manner and thus elevate themselves.

And let's not forget the status of prostitutes. Clearly their sins are so grievous that consorting with one might be considered mission duty rather than a sin itself. Ditto sharing communion with the dealing gay prostitute--what a blessed chance for conversion. A moment of false shame and then an eternity of forgiveness.

Is it just my perception that corruption as practiced in the south is a bit more gentile and less violent than say, Chicago or New Jersey? Bags of cash in the freezer, hookers--who gets hurt, really? Surely wives and family must understand that boys are expected to be boys.

In Louisiana today the people are much more angry at Larry Flynt than David Vitter. We are used to politicians sleeping around. What we will not tolerate is an outsider coming in to do harm to a state that is recovering from a devastating hurricane. Vitter has worked hard in that recovery. That is what we care about. Larry Flynt has hurt a man's wife and his four children, but he has not hurt his career. In fact, we will rally around Vitter just to spite Flynt.

Do we not have anything better to do than pick apart the lives of politicians? Isn't that too easy? I don't condone unfaithfulness by any means, it just seems we've missed the boat completely on what the priorities are in this country anymore.

ABC News burried or missed this story back when they had it in May 07. Fourth estate? If this keeps up they will only be Fourth Place (in ratings). The winners? Hands down, the politicians ABC is protecting. The losers? Our republic.

Either ABC is incompetent or corrupt. Either way ABC News Should be ashamed.

Of course you're right, DKNY. I wouldn't want anyone to accuse me of plagiarism. I believe it was Milton Berle who once noted, "I steal from only the best!"

Good point, phillygirl . And Chuck, you have to--at least--drop a footnote to Woodie Allen/Annie Hall with that joke. A reference to Allison Portchnik would have been acceptable.

I don't care so much what people do in their private lives, but when they turn around and try and tell us (and legislate!) how to live and how morally just and superior they are, that's when I get angry

I see that Sen. Vitter confessed that he was literally doing something that he and his legislative colleagues have figuratively been doing to the rest of the US for quite some time. Ever since Wilbur Mills and Fanne Foxe, the names seem to change but the situations don't.

I could care less about the Senator's moral proclivities. But the juxtaposition of the two items makes me angry. (Was that intentional?) He's getting serviced by hookers while his constituents are dying in Iraq.

Politicians, like many of us, are hypocrites. Shocking.