Spitzer & America's Perverse Ethics Resent-Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:38:45 -0500 (CDT) The U.S. news media can't get enough of the prostitution scandal that brought down New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, but the same media won't give a minute to a serious debate over the impeachable war crimes of George W. Bush. In this guest essay, Rabbi Michael Lerner looks at the perverse state of America's ethics. For the full story, go to http://www.consortiumnews.com. We depend almost entirely on the support of our readers to produce and publish this independent journalistic Web site. If you'd like to help us, there are two easy ways: One, you can make a tax-deductible donation by credit card online or by mailing a check to Consortium for Independent Journalism (CIJ); Suite 102-231; 2200 Wilson Blvd.; Arlington VA 22201. ( For readers wanting to use PayPal, you can address contributions to our account, which is named "consortnew@aol.com."). Two, you can buy one of our books directly through the publisher's Web site at http://www.neckdeepbook.com. With each purchase, $5 is rebated to help us pay our bills. (For each purchase of Lost History, Secrecy & Privilege or Neck Deep through Amazon.com, $1 goes to our coffers.) As always, thank you for your support! You can make an online donation at https://secure.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/consortiumnews/shop/custom.jsp?donate_page_KEY=2043