Double Standard

Typical. [Link]

If, for instance, President Bush's former speechwriter Michael Gerson had been caught in flagrante cartone, he would have stepped down before the president could fire him. If not, the media, the feminist establishment and the Democratic Party leadership would have destroyed Mr. Gerson and Mr. Bush and crafted a "culture of harassment" umbrella descriptor to hang around the administration's neck in perpetuity.

In GOP land, apologies and resignations are never enough.

However, the Democratic double standard on political correctness kicked in immediately as the feminist establishment, the media and even Mrs. Clinton herself came forth to save the fast-rising Obama wordsmith.

Can she fix it? Yes, she can.

Mrs. Clinton ignored the sexism and sexual assault the photo projected and accepted Mr. Favreau's apology through her spokesman Philippe Reines, who weirdly joked, "Senator Clinton is pleased to learn of Jon's obvious interest in the State Department, and is currently reviewing his application."

This is not the first time, of course, that Mrs. Clinton has saved a man from exceedingly bad behavior with women. In fact, it's her signature skill.

To her credit, CNN's Campbell Brown sought to put it in the record that Mr. Favreau's actions were not as innocuous as the Clinton spin: "She is joining Team Obama, and, apparently, this photo of her likeness being groped by another key member of Obama's team doesn't bother her a bit. Just good-natured fun, or so her spokesman says. Really, Senator Clinton? Boy, have you changed your tune."

The National Organization for Women, which last struck issuing news releases on why Sarah Palin isn't a real woman, refused to comment on the Obama speechwriter incident.

When NOW's press secretary Mai Shiozaki was reached Friday, she first claimed not to have seen the Favreau photograph. But when called later, she offered two reasons for not weighing in: "I haven't looked into it" and "I have a 5 p.m. deadline. ... I am already late."