[billbears]

Isn't it true that a lot of the bashing of Bill Bennett is simply due to the fact that conservatives naturally rejoice in the misfortunes of their own?

No. It's the ability of a good conservative to hold someone of their own leanings to the same standard as he or she would hold a liberal. Granted, apparently as good Republicans we're not supposed to do that, instead throwing Trent Lott under the bus of political correctness. Mind you, I'm not saying Lott was a great leader, but Bennett did something wrong, Lott didn't

But it is interesting that some in the 'conservative' party are more than willing to step someone down for speaking un PC while give a ride to someone who had the time to spend 8 million dollars in a casino. What about these 'virtues' Bennett wrote about? Never mind family values.

'Kids, Daddy's dumped 8 mil in a casino. Now I know we could have spent that money more wisely, for your education, wise investments, and such, but Daddy has a vice'

Sorry, Bennett stepped way out of line on this one

[Cathryn Crawford]

Daddy has plenty of money to blow in a casino. The "how much money" issue is relative.

[jlogajan]

I'm not saying Lott was a great leader, but Bennett did something wrong, Lott didn't.

Actually, neither of them is being arrested. What they did was to behave stupidly. Lott showed he was too stupid to be in leadership (too stupid to be in the Senate for that matter, but that's never stopped anyone.)

Bennet can skate on this, but it does show rather questionable judgement to throw millions down the drain like that.