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In a recent exchange on "Crossfire," Michael Kinsley of Slate magazine asked Randy Tate of the Christian Coalition whether he thought it right that every candidate for political office should be asked the question, Have you ever been guilty of adultery? ... The implicit premise of the Kinsley position is: The whole business about adultery is silly. Adultery is the way of life of a swarm of people, and the idea that none of these is entitled to hold office is preposterous. ... An act of adultery doesnt require exhibiting a scarlet letter on your chest for the balance of your life.
On the other hand, adultery is not a trivial offense. ... On the Johnny Carson program one time I was asked (not by Carson) whether I had ever smoked marijuana. ... The adultery of the soldier on leave in Vietnam is different from de facto polygamy on Park Avenue; different, certainly, from exhibitionistic revelry in the hallway of the Oval Office.
Approximate Word count = 786
Approximate Pages = 3.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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