The Undiscovered Virtue

Is Elayne is the enabler, or is she the co-dependent? Whatever. There must be a cycle/spiral of shame in there somewhere. Dr. Phil and Jerry Springer are vying for the exclusive first interview.

Wife Elayne Bennett, meanwhile, told USA Today that her husband is "not addicted" and has gambled "only three or four times a year" -- an estimate disputed by Newsweek correspondent Jonathan Alter. He and his co-author, the Washington Monthly's Joshua Green, examined leaked casino records. "The documents indicated it has been much more frequently than that," Alter told us.

As for Bennett's no-gambling promise, Baltimore anti-gambling therapist Valerie Lorenz told us: "I think it would be highly unlikely for him to be able to carry out that intent. Here's a man who has apparently gambled for 10 years, and has increasingly engaged in chronic and progressive gambling that has escalated over the years."

Maybe Jimmy Glassman and Lucianne Jr. can explain how lying to your spouse (or, alternatively, lying to the press) is the latest virtue.