The Letter Formerly Known As Scarlet

Like most people, i'm sorry that a man as decent as house Judiciary chairman Henry Hyde came to be outed for infidelity. I got the same letter about Hyde's affair from Florida retiree Norman Sommer that 57 other reporters received. I tossed it into the large pile of mail I will never answer, not because it was written in crayon (actually, it was neatly typed, lucid and provided names) but because one person's bad behavior doesn't mitigate another's. Nor does Hyde's affair take away from his qualifications to chair possible impeachment proceedings. If you were to set up a "he who...

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