The Petraeus Reality Show, Episode 2

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Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- About the response to my lastcolumn, I’m of two minds, which is one too many for a columnistto have.

On the one hand, I know women are still trapped in a “MadMen” world, where the boss gets promoted and the secretary getsfired when an affair is discovered. In politics, when a malecandidate loses, he is just another failed candidate; when afemale candidate loses, her defeat is somehow representative.