Bill Emmott is the former editor of The Economist magazine, a leading international current affairs publication from England. He is now an independent writer, speaker, and consultant on international affairs.
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Bill Emmott is the former editor of The Economist magazine, a leading international current affairs publication from England.
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Prostitution is consenual, torture is not. Which one should be legalized?
Before Spitzer resigns, Bush and Cheney should to to jail. Let's get our priorities straight. Catch the murder first, then worry about the guy who wont's stay off the grass.
What is most egregious in Spitzer's behavior is dragging his innocent wife out to face the spotlight and to deflect embarrassing coments or questions the press might have otherwide shouted out. Hiding behind her skirts, in truth. Sexual incontinence is far easier to forgive than this abuse of someone he should protect and spare from the fallout of his own misbehavior. Seven steps past disgusting, that's what it is.
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Prostitution is consenual, torture is not. Which one should be legalized?
Before Spitzer resigns, Bush and Cheney should to to jail. Let's get our priorities straight. Catch the murder first, then worry about the guy who wont's stay off the grass.
March 11, 2008 3:27 PM | Report Offensive Comments
Posted on March 11, 2008 15:27
So he's buying consensual sex. Big deal. It should be legal, anyway.
March 11, 2008 3:06 PM | Report Offensive Comments
Posted on March 11, 2008 15:06
What is most egregious in Spitzer's behavior is dragging his innocent wife out to face the spotlight and to deflect embarrassing coments or questions the press might have otherwide shouted out. Hiding behind her skirts, in truth. Sexual incontinence is far easier to forgive than this abuse of someone he should protect and spare from the fallout of his own misbehavior. Seven steps past disgusting, that's what it is.
March 11, 2008 2:41 PM | Report Offensive Comments
Posted on March 11, 2008 14:41