Article: Toking out of both sides of its mouth; 'Pineapple Express' displays hypocrisy about drug culture.(SHOW)(ON THE EDGE)(Column)

Byline: Kelly Jane Torrance, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Nobody likes a hypocrite - that's why some political scandals provoke more outrage than others.

Sen. Larry Craig's guilty plea after he was arrested for reportedly soliciting sexual activity in a public restroom was more surprising because the Idaho Republican had voted against various gay-rights measures.

Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer helped bust prostitution rings and then lost his job in a blaze of headlines when it was discovered he used one.

It rankles when people tell us we should live one way while they live another.

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