When the world seems to be teetering on the brink of one disaster or another on a daily basis, it seems silly to bother myself with the fate of Miss California, Carrie Prejean. But here I am, having lots of feelings about what has happened since the night she became...

Let me start with a confession, well ... two confessions: First, I have always been a big fan of the sensational Congressional inquiry. Even as a child, during the Watergate hearings, I indulged in that secret smugness that comes from watching the rich and the powerful get theirs. Until recently,...