Illustration via parable

Digby gets it and shares it with a parable:

Joe Liebermann's little eight year old grandkid asked him at the dinner table the other night if he thought the president broke the law, like the kids at school said he did.

"Is he gonna get in trouble?" he asked.

"No, son," Liebermann replied, "we're just going to change the law so what he did isn't illegal anymore. We don't want his friends to get upset."

"Neat," the kid replied, "I took four candy bars from 7-11 after school and the man said he was gonna call the police. Can you change the law for me so I won't get into trouble either?"

Lieberman looked indulgently at the naive little pup and said, "I'm sorry son. You're the grandson of a Democrat. You shall have to pay the price for your misdeeds. Breaking the law and having a private personal life is only OKIYAR. It's time you learned that."