THE TRUTH

Probably the most quoted line ever is Jack Nicolnson's line to Tom Cruise in "A Few Good Men." "You can't handle the truth." We don't know if we could handle the truth because we hear it so little. In particular, the truth in our present election cycle is elusive to say the least. What about "shades of the truth. There are lots of examples. How about a baseball one? Melky Cabriara, suspended for the rest of the season for steroid use. He told the truth after apparently trying to figure a way out. He tried to say, "I didn't know what I was doing. I saw this stuff advertised on TV and thought it might be OK. It was stupid. I am stupid. Plus English is not my first language." Is this the truth? Well, it is shaded at best. His fans needed a way to forgive him. He told the truth but was it the best truth. Wrong? Who knows? Barry Bonds and Roger Clements knew one approach. Deny, deny. They got away with it. Most everybody says they want the truth.  But, do they?