Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Howard Fineman: David Petraeus Morality Play Offers More Comic Hypocrisy Than Hollywood

Howard Fineman: David Petraeus Morality Play Offers More Comic Hypocrisy Than Hollywood:

"The story teaches an old lesson: It's virtually impossible to overstate the comical hypocrisy of our leaders, especially those lionized to the point of canonization by a credulous media in search of uplift.

The other lesson is for presidents: Just when you think that you've "won" and can kick back and watch ESPN, a story blows up that reminds you what you didn't like about the job in the first place."


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