If he would stick to what he knows and does best, we could respect him for his craft, and that would be that. Robert Frost, I understand, was lousy with his own family, but his work stands the test of time. e.e. cummings was even worst with his family. Woodie Guthrie was an abomination as a man, but his music survives (and his politics were to the left of Keillor).
I do not excuse the behavior of artists. Many of them are failures as men, or women, but still produce good work. I don't know and am not interested in finding out the story behind Keiller's swipe at Coleman's personal life.
Coleman was elected to be a Senator. Let's see if he's a good one, a bad one, or something in between. I don't expect radio show hosts to make good political decisions. I don't expect my Senators to tell interesting stories and sing occasional songs. Seems like a fair division of labor to me.
Congressman Billybob
I don't know either, but I'm curious about Keillor's own "family situation."
He's a disturbing spectacle. Looks like he had a decent upbringing (which he fiercely resets), is quite creative and able, and has a wonderful, whimsical, dry sense of humor -- over a seething caldron of bitterness, resentment, guilt, ignorance, hostiliyt, and what we'll charitably call "personal weaknesses."
Dan