Promoting Hackery (by Matt Singer)

Several weeks ago, David was somewhat astonished that America's conservative infrastructure on college campuses was so soulless that conservative student leaders aspire to be pharmaceutical lobbyists.

Perhaps it is no surprise then that Paul Gourley was just elected Chairman of the College Republicans at a conference where the keynote speaker was America's own Tom DeLay. Gourley was involved in a fundraising imbroglio, in which he signed letters that confused senior citizens, apparently sending the letters under the banners of multiple organizations.

Gourley, demonstrating leadership, has since denied responsibility for the scandal, saying he signed the letters because no one else would. This, in itself, has to be a new defense for scandalous behavior. Others have argued that they did what they did because if they did not, someone else would anyways. Gourley's defense, on the other hand, is that he is not responsible for his actions because he is the only one who was willing to undertake them.

--Matt Singer