> << I think maybe we (you and I, you and I, oh, you and I) are
willing to
> extend
> a more gracious attitude towards a man of the cloth than to a
ewwww....
> politician. So when a pol falls, we go, "I told you so! What do
you
> expect?"
> When a minister fails, whether it's Falwell or Jackson, we are
disappointed
> rather than vindicated?
>
Seems to me that Jesse is as much a politician as a man of the cloth
but that's a matter of opinion, I suppose. My rather cynical opinion
on this subject is that Jesse couldn't very well escape owning up to
what he did. The physical evidence was there and much more compelling
in his case than a stain on a dress. Sooner or later he would have
been found out if it eventually came down to genetic testing. A baby
is a much harder thing to deny than a mere allegation.
Mark in Seattle
