[Hemingway's Ghost]

No, that's not what I said. I said that moral people who "dream up this stuff" do not write about it in graphic detail for public consumption.

They do if they are writers. More silliness.

[murphE]

They do if they are writers.

Only sleazy writers. Moral writers, regardless of the subject, write for the greater glory of God.

[mrsmith]

"They do if they are writers. "

The "he's an artist" defense doesn't go very far.

His artistic "struggles with demons" are fair to examine. In Webb's case it fits a pattern that is very damaging to him politically.

Everyone who meets Webb, like you, seems to find him weird. "Wrapped too tight" seems to be the common impression.

(Though such a perverse personality may actually be a benefit to an artist.)