[goldstategop]

If he's wealthy and can afford it, I don't see an issue. And the missus at home has said the family's bills are being paid. So if the wife has no problem with it, the rest of us should give it a rest. Its beating a dead horse.

[Cathryn Crawford]

Amen...but the issue of conservatives abandoning their wounded bears scrutiny.

[wardaddy]

I disagree. I don't care whether it's Bill Bennett or Kerry Packard...it's still damn foolish and indicative to me of a loss of control.

8m is a nice basis for the start of a family fortune.

I just don't see it and it dimishes his stature. He is a public figure who is arguably the biggest preacher of morals that we conservatives have and he may have blown 600K in one year or visit...and perhaps 8 million overall and some here act like it's "nothing".

Geez.....I live in a different universe obviously. He lost a bit of his high ground with me....and that sure does not please me.

BTW...I play Texas Hold Em with the best of them and my net is probably around a 10th of Bennett's I'd guess and I have never lost over a couple a thousand playing Poker...never.

Folks who gamble at that level unless professionals making a living at it ...which is very very rare....are usually always "marks". And he plays 500 dollar spin slots....geez...that is the sucker bets of all sucker bets.

The guy may be great besides this but he most definitely has a gambling problem.

[nopardons]

Nailed in one.