Is it too much to ask that we be spared the salacious details of General David Petraeus's extramarital affair? The man has served his country and has resigned as CIA Director. I do not want to know the name of the other party involved in the affair. I do not want details about how Holly Petraeus, General Petraeus's wife, is coping with her husband's infidelity. Can we move on and let the Petraeus family heal in private? How about dealing with climate change, instead? Or the economy?
Update:
Well, of course, it was too much to ask. I've done my share of reading about the details:
"Petraeus Quits; Evidence of Affair was Found by FBI," Michael D. Shear, in The New York Times, 9 November 2012.
"Petraeus Resigns Over Affair with Biographer," Fred Kaplan, in Slate, 9 November 2012.
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