[TheRealThing]

According to Senator Luther Strange---

The campaign to reelect Luther Strange spent millions of dollars in opposition research. Nothing of Roy Moore's supposed checkered past came to light as the result of that research. In fact, nothing exists by way of confirmation for the recent rash of accusations. Accusations BTW which remained suspiciously silent during the other campaigns of which Roy Moore has been the candidate.

As to the record of fidelity applicable to most people in this day in time. It is in one word, messy. Our culture encourages a sort of 'season of sowing wild oats.' As anybody who's gone to college knows, wild sexualism is there a thing to celebrate. And as I experienced first hand when my son was being recruited as an athlete, 'the Greek Life' is a major recruitment inducement. But sexual wildness is not relegated to college kids. Even junior high kids are these days involved in sexting, sending pictures of themselves out into the cyber hall of fame. Wrongful sex is celebrated in our movies and on television, and the romance novel industry is incredibly seductive to whet the imaginations of their female targets. Popular music too, is rife with inference of promiscuity and tryst. Not even the Church House pew is sanctuary enough to prevent actions of fornication, as has been charged in the case of Rep John Conyers. But marriage is no haven of faithfulness either. Rather the case then is to be very cautious in keeping extramarital affairs a secret.

Further I believe women routinely use their wiles to advance themselves, particularly in Hollywood. But as any CEO can verify, such behavior is hardly limited to the entertainment industry. Our nation is awash in such shameful pursuit. Even something which would be seemingly innocuous as the advertisement industry, has long used their ads as a medium for sexuality, as today's TV commercials routinely feature biracial entanglements to sell everything from Bahamian vacations to pizza. None of which of course, would apply to Roy Moore preying on young girls, but the legions of those judging and making pronouncements of self righteous indignation devoid of validation, do so hypocritically. Pastors say things like America is morally bankrupt, and I agree.

Having said that, there is a lightyear of space between accusation and fact. To date we've seen absolutely nothing but the yearbook, which if authenticity were verified, could for the sake of the coming election end all the speculation. But incredibly, Gloria Allred has chosen to keep said yearbook under lock and key, until after the election. In view of the great gulf which separates the charges against Roy Moore and any proof at all, I believe it is entirely possible the stories could be made up. In any case, and you can call me hopelessly pragmatic, I prefer something on which to base my judgments in such matters other than thin air and soap operatic dirge.