"Morgans" wrote:
Notice the OT added in the subject line. It should have been included
in this tread from the beginning.

The OP is a worn tread indeed. ;-)

And that is exactly the kind of attitude that is the root of many of
our problems, today.

Avoid unpleasant consequences, at all costs. Cover your ass. Look
out for number one.

The _honorable_ thing to do would have been tell the truth. The whole
truth. Nothing but the truth.

You mean like Grover Cleveland did in response to the Halpin scandal? Well
look what happened to him!

"Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?"
....
"Gone to the White House. Ha! Ha! Ha!"