Roger,

I thought you might be interested in the opinion of Jonathan Capehart, himself openly homosexual, entitled Out of the closet, into gay history [NY Daily News, Aug 2004].

Let me be clear. That McGreevey is hightailing it out of Trenton under an ethical cloud thicker than the smog over the New Jersey Turnpike makes me suspicious of his motives in wrapping himself in the rainbow flag. No doubt he wants to generate sympathy. When it comes to allegations of criminality, blackmail and sexual harassment, coming out of the closet cannot, should not and must not be a shield from scrutiny and possible prosecution. [emphasis added]

(FYI, here is Mr Caprhart’s bio: Jonathan Capehart, 35, is The News’ deputy editorial page editor. From 1993-2000, Capehart was a member The News’ editorial board. While he wrote on myriad local, national and international issues, Capehart’s 16-month editorial campaign to save the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem earned him and the board the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing. Capehart left The News in July 2000 to become the national affairs columnist at Bloomberg News, then took a leave to serve as a policy adviser to Michael Bloomberg in his successful campaign for mayor of New York City.)