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But he is also deeply self-centered and, so far as I can see, completely disconnected from the human condition. I well remember his browbeating of his daughter on the telephone, a rant that went on and on, completely out of control. That was the real man -- not words written by someone else. And whatever inconvenience or impertinence triggered that rage, the rage was there, completely inappropriate as a way to deal with a child. If I had been her mother, I would have called the police.

The leftist line is the default condition of the intellectually lazy and the socially uninvolved. The left takes the view that there is no public morality; that a person cannot advocate a course of conduct that they do not personally uphold in all circumstances. But we are all sinners. If public morality cannot rise above the lowliest of our own conduct, then there will be no public morality.

But that is far too heavy a thought for Mr. Baldwin, who simply exhibits leftist Tourette's Syndrome, expostulating the first thing that comes into his head and thinking it is wisdom.

p>We haven't forgotten that phone call, Alec. br> -- Greg Richards /p>

I believe that Craig my be correct in stating that he is not gay, in that he has no desire to develop a homosexual relationship with a man. However, he could have what is considered a sexual compulsion that he himself thinks is disgusting, and but feel compelled to engage in.

p>Compulsions can be treated and medicated, much like a hand-washing compulsion. br> -- Susan Reeve br> Cherry Hill, New Jersey /p>

This bathroom stall signals technique is similar to another complaint I have when folks take their individual liberties too far.

Let's examine the cigarette smoker's habits. They congregate in groups and do their thing. They go out of their way to get to a destination, or skirt rules in many public places to "light up." They expose themselves to risky behavior that can result in serious health consequences. Those choices do not bother me all that much.

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