Idiot on Idiot
One of the most disgraced, most charismatic people I’ve ever met has been Jim McGreevey, the former governor of New Jersey who famously said “I am gay American” though might have better said “I am a corrupt gay American who pushed my corruption so far, the press of New Jersey could no longer indulge my excesses so I had to say I was gay to have a chance at returning to office later in life.” The first sentence, of course, is easier to remember.
One of the most disgraceful, least charismatic people I’ve ever never met has been Shmuel Tennenhaus, who wrote a blog entry about McGreevey’s new book. You can read it here.