Bill Bennet: Gambler
2003-05-05 16:27:37.295926+00 by Dan Lyke 2 comments
More conservatives who can't help themselves: You've probably already seen the news that Morality crusader William Bennett has a pretty hefty gambling addiction.
"He'll usually call a host and let us know when he's coming," says one source. "We can limo him in. He prefers the high-limit room, where he's less likely to be seen and where he can play the $500-a-pull slots. He usually plays very late at night or early in the morning--usually between midnight and 6 a.m."
Slots? Yeesh. In Skipping Towards Gomorrah, Dan Savage opined that gambling was a way for people without real consequences in their lives to experience loss, and by extension living. Time to go back and re-read that chapter, although Savage at least bases his experience on playing blackjack. Of course Bennett feels that blowing $1.2M at a shot is okay because he can handle it.