After former Education Secretary Bill Bennett comes to terms with his own gambling problem, he should join his fellow moralist Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) in trying to reverse the spread of legalized gambling in the nation.
Wolf is a moralist in the best sense of the word. He doesn’t just write and talk about morality – or scold, as has been Bennett’s tendency.
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