A Parable from the National Catholic Reporter

In Sinking Under the Weight of Lies the NCR challenges the integrity of the White House and chastises the NYT for the Miller fiasco. It ends, fittingly enough, with a parable about a corrupt mayor who ends up dragging around a 100-pound ball and chain that represents his lies. One day, crossing the bridge over the river, the mayor spied one of his accusers in a canoe about to pass under the bridge. Filled with rage, the mayor stood on the railing, lifted the 100-pound ball and dropped it on his adversary. The attack on Wilson may yet be the most self-destructive action the administration has taken. At its root is an ethics question so clear it's immune to the usual barrage of Mehlmanesque misdirection. Does the administration put political retaliation above the interests of national security?