> -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 12:43 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Anybody Hear About Cheney Plugging That Dude? > > > It gives everyone (including Bush) an insight into how Cheney might > handle a REAL scandal, which can't make Rove or Bush sleep any better > at night.
I firmly of the opinion that this isn't - or more specifically shouldn't be - a major news story. It's an unambiguous accident which occurred in "off hours" - Bush doesn't call Cheney every time he falls off his mountain bike. At the same time Jerry's post struck a nerve... I, for example, didn't think that the Monica Lewinsky story should have been a major news story (at least until he perjured himself). In both cases it seems the core issue is an embarrassing event that really doesn't affect the job but are later turned into "character issues". The argument goes "if he'd lie for that he'd lie for something more important!" I'm not sure about the validity of that (I think it depends on the person) but I do see similarities in the stories. Differences in degree to be sure but perhaps not in kind (although Cheney's case is clearly an accident - Clinton's penis didn't "slip" - but still I'm talking more about the press reaction). Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:197022 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
