The media has let him get away with making this a referendum on being gay, rather than on his failure to carry out his duties responsibly.
so it seems. lot's of chatter about how it's a shame that a 47 year old man can't admit he's a "gay american" and keep his job. But this needn't be about McGreevy's identity. Sure, the fact that it's a homosexual marital affair makes it juicy, but he hired an aide who was marginally qualified, at best, and now faces a lawsuit. This would be big news even if the other Man had been the other Woman, don't you think?
