[Callahan]

My approach to personal morality is to ask myself "If everybody behaved like me, what would the world look like and would I want to live in it?" Bennett fails on this count.

[eastsider]

"If everybody behaved like me, what would the world look like and would I want to live in it?"

Sounds a lot like Kant's Formula of Universal Law:

Act only on that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.

[GunRunner]

If everybody behaved like Bill Bennett, Republicans would rule the world. And we'd all have $200,000 credit lines at the Mirage.

[GOPrincess]

I'm flummoxed by this. On the one hand, I'm thinking to myself that if he can afford it, so what, none of my business, although I question the wisdom of spending large amounts of money on this pastime.

On the other hand, as someone who deeply admires Bennett (in fact, coincidentally I recently decided to use his company's homeschool curriculum next fall), this kind of knocked me for a loop. I'd feel the same surprise if I learned today that the President gambles regularly.

Bennett has been such a consistent and articulate voice for moral clarity, better education, etc. I'm concerned that this could damage his standing as a spokesman for conservative values.

[discostu]

Why would the world be a bad place if everybody was responsible enough in cleaning up their debt to earn a 200K revolving credit line in Atlantic City? Sounds to me like he has legal fun and pays his bills when he's done.

[CA Conservative]

My approach to personal morality is to ask myself "If everybody behaved like me, what would the world look like and would I want to live in it?" Bennett fails on this count.

So you are saying that if everyone in the world behaved like you, Bill Bennet would not want to live in it? Because otherwise, your statement makes no sense. Personal morality is just that, personal. There are no scriptural prohibitions to gambling, so it is not base on Christian or Jewish theology. If you personally would not behave in the same manner, great! I salute you. But don't condemn another man who fails to follow YOUR personal morality. If it is not illegal, immoral or unethical, then Bill Bennet has nothing for which to apologize.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

My approach to personal morality is to ask myself "If everybody behaved like me, what would the world look like and would I want to live in it?" Bennett fails on this count.

Excellent approach, sort of the "Do unto others...." with a twist. How does gambling not meet your criteria? It is voluntary. Although you are likely to lose the outcome could be outrageously in your favor. Like the lottery in my state - the odds are something like 60 million to 1 but the return on one dollar is just as radical and worth the dollar, IMHO. Not quite as sure as investing with Hillary or Terry MacAuliffe I'll admit but worth the shot.