No Conduit to Kick Condit

THE media’s disappointment is palpable. They so wanted to resurrect the Gary Condit Murder/Sex Narrative in the just completed Chandra Levy murder case. Condit was the congressman who admitted to an affair with Levy but, to the media’s chagrin, had nothing to do with her murder. But during the summer of 2001, it was all Condit all the time with all fingers (wrongly) pointing at him. Then came 9/11, and the story vanished. Thanks to the recent conviction of the real murderer, the media thought it could drag Condit back into the spotlight for another flogging -- you know, for old times’ sake and more ratings. But the public – too busy obsessing over airport groping – didn’t bite. All of which left Condit asking, “Which office do I go to get my reputation back?" Too late, dude, the media threw you under the bus long ago. Just be glad the “reverse gear” is disabled. Otherwise they’d gleefully back up and run you over again, and again and again.