Who is Kristin Maguire, and why do we not care?
Recently, the Blogland learned something that, if true, presented information deemed as relatively trival, non-essential, and most importantly - harmless and irrelevant.It would see as if one believes what was presented, then perhaps Kristin Maguire, the now-former State Board of Education Chair, might be a bit of a freak. Or since nothing attributed to her was more than emails posted under what was a pen name and statements attributed to unnamed sources, maybe she's not.
The Blogland's official response: "Either way, who the hell cares, and what does any of this have to do with the role she played in state government?"
Perhaps Maguire is a hypocrite who preached virtues which she did not live by - lots of evangelical Christians turn out that way - but unless you can show me where what she did was criminal, and not just obnoxious, what she may or may not have posted on the web is not my concern. Besides, if she is a self-righteous hypocrite, I've learned that such types often do themselves in. The smart people know that instead of trying to push them overboard, it's easier to sit back, watch and chuckle as they do themselves in.
Even my theologically-oriented postings stray away from issues related to lifestyles. Perhaps this admission will get me in a little trouble with my priest, but I believe that if you can live with what you're doing, then far be it from me to tell you what is right or wrong.
Another reason why I don't get into Bible-thumping about personal lives is because the subject is a very slippery slope, and one upon which I don't have the best footing. As someone who is twice divorced and been single for six years (in spite of my efforts to try to change that), my life is hardly a role model for others. No matter how virtous one might proclaim themselves to be, there's always someone who is - or at least seems - "better" than we are. As such, it seems prudent to not engage in a losing game.
Of all the things that have been discussed here in the Blogland, personal lifestyle issues such as sexual orientation and marital matters are generally off limits, following the biblical counsel which goes along the lines of "he who is without sin, cast the first stone".
Even if so many others seem quite content to grab stones and throw them.
Even if those who are often are throwing them from within glass houses.
To some extent, we're all standing in glass houses, so perhaps our state's political discourse is best served by us putting the stones down and focusing on the issues which matter, instead of who's more virtuous and who's the real freak.
Besides, there are some things I just don't want to know about people. So unless it's criminal, I'd rather keep the whips and chains in the bedroom and out of the state's political discourse.
Alas, that does not keep the State Newspaper afloat as well as does whips and chains in teh state's political intercourse(sic).
On the other hand, forget I asked that question. I'd rather not know.
Or the old leather duck suit...