IT’S THE CIRCLE OF LIFE!: 1. Conservative, moralizing politician gets caught [EDITED to remove unnecessarily crass description; “gets caught” pretty much covers it…].

2. Conservative Christian commentator wails about how could he? with much throwing of the fiftieth stone. I would never!

3. Liberal commentator (Christian or not–all look same!) inveighs against the obvious Schadenfreude and piling-on of aforementioned conservative Christian types. Drink if they cite “Judge not, lest ye be judged”; drain your drink if they bother looking up the chapter and verse. Drain somebody else’s drink if they specify that they’re atheist and they really, really think adultery is bad, and they’d totally shame the initial bad guy as much as you would, but they just can’t help themselves in pointing out the hypocrisy!

4. Bitchy blogger notes that patting yourself on the back for your rejection of pride might actually be… prideful. Thus, she judges your judgeyness of others’ judging of sexual sin! It would be so awesome if this action were virtuous!

5. Lather, rinse, repent.

I know so many good people, I mean, where do I start?

UPDATE: [edited: ehhh, changed my mind about this.]

FURTHER UPDATED: Doesn’t change what I say in this post, but this does offer context and assorted whatnot.