https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/10/04/not-shakespeare-aristophanes/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 01:40:44 -0400<![CDATA[Only the Greek playwright&#8217;s manic disposition could correctly characterize the times in which we live when the semi-sex life of an obscure congressman leads to the downfall of an administration and the rise of Nancy Pelosi (!) as Speaker of the House followed by&#8230; what&#8230; impeachment hearings? Lysistrata anyone? Meanwhile, does anyone think it is ironic that so-called progressives who excoriated eavesdropping on terrorists are feasting on the publication of supposedly confidential email and IMs? You can forget about privacy. It no longer exists, if it ever did. The Patriot Act, if you think about it, is on some levels a joke, the Constitution a sideshow. The craven and rapacious stalk the corridors of power egged on by a loathesome media as hypocrisy rules and child abuse rears its ugly head with the age of consent debated by people whose only interest is their own ambitions. Meanwhile, lost in the shadows, an enemy whose &#8220;Messenger&#8221; married a nine -year old watches and waits.]]>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:25:33 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/10/04/not-shakespeare-aristophanes-n213083