There may still be people hiding in caves in Afghanistan who have not followed in incredible detail the frabjous Weinergate Scandal in the USA.

Did cocky Congressman Anthony Weiner (Dem) sent a young lady via Twitter a picture of his well-endowed underpants?

If not, who did, how and why? And are they even his well-laden underpants? Dirty tricks?

The American people en masse are in hot pursuit, with more saucy jokes than can be imagined:

When Jon Stewart suggested the picture might be Weiner’s, because it shows that he “leans hard to the left,” I could not stifle a laugh. 

Still, there comes a moment when a pause for reflection is needed. And Timothy Dalrymple gives us just that, musing on what the responsible Christian attitude is to such a story: where do personal (im)moral issues fit into wider political trends?

Nice job.