As a Virginian, living in Northern Virginia, I would like to go on record as saying that George Allen does not represent me, nor has my interests at heart. We pay the lion's share of taxes in the Old Dominion and do not get our money's worth. Far from it. Instead of putting a homophobic referendum on the ballot in November (which, by the way, will also discriminate against unmarried heterosexual couples living together), I wish they'd propose a referendum allowing us Northern Virginia to secede from the Commonwealth and form our own reasonable state.

As I read this article, I was struck not only by the immense miscarriage of justice, but also by how hard it must be for women who go to a bar to get out, enjoy a drink or two. I'm a lesbian in a long term relationship, so I'm pretty out of touch with the straight bar scene, but when I did date men or went to a bar with some friends and someone bought me a drink (it didn't happen too often though), I never thought twice about accepting the drink or enjoying part of the drink, leaving it on our table, going to the dance floor and coming back to drink the reest. How on guard women must feel these days. It's almost as though one would have to stand vigilant over one's drink all night.

Since you suspect who the person leaving the material might be, why not take the material, insert it into an interoffice envelope, type up a label with the person's name on it and send it back to him?

The LW calls 6 pints "a few drinks". Maybe that's the real issue. My guess is that LW is a Brit which probably means not the wimpy-sized American pints, but jolly good Brit pints which I believe are 20 ounces. OK, so the guy has an addictive personality, is impulsive and doesn't seem able to contemplate what consequences might come of his behaviour. Gee, he sounds like a dream. Please write to us in 6 months time and let us know how things are going for you and Mr. Braveheart.

Bravo Cary! What a great perspective for such sad circumtances but one that offers hope for healing. I was one of the lucky ones to have been dumped before I made major life changes to relocate to be with The One. I was also lucky because even though I was dumped via email (as I was on the plane heading home after a visit) I was able to ask a few questions, which helped me make sense of the loss. My question was "your emails were so warm, loving and intimate and yet in person, you seemed to have a problem maintaining that. What happened?" And her response was "my emails were someone I wished I could be in person". I finally understood that I'd fallen in love with an e-mail persona and once that sunk in, my heart and head were in alignment. I could grieve and move on, which for me, meant no more online dating. Most of my pain comes when my head and heart aren't in agreement, but my ex's response helped me understand that I was in love with someone who didn't exist in person. Good luck to you LW - as my beloved grandmother (who's suffering from dementia ) would say - there is a silver lining at the end of the tunnel.

I too am proud of Salon for pursuing this avenue. If the Democrats aren't willing to highlight Allen being unfit for office, all the more need for the media to take this on. As a Northern Virginia resident, I am not hopeful though. Even if it was revealed that Allen had sacrificed small animals and children, there is enough stupidity in the rest of Virginia that he will most likely be re-elected. Our alternative? Mr. "The Naval Academy is a horny woman's dream", for whom I will still vote because I am that desperate. In preparation for the November elections, I am seeing more and more yellow bumper stickers advocating a "yes" vote on the hateful and shameful marriage amendment to our Constitution. Last night I watched Jon Stewart making fun of Virginians. While I wished he would distinguish between Northern Virginians and the rest of the state, he was very funny and yet, I am embarrassed to be seen as part of this Neanderthal voting bloc.

Since this country's already in the hole, why not spend more taxpayer dollars to dust off ol' Ken Starr and have him head the investigation? Since Sean Hannity is invoking Clinton's transgression, even though it's a completely different situation, why not go all out and issue a 525 report?

Gays and lesbians who actively work for discrimination against their fellow gays and lesbians (as Foley did) are collaborators. Those of us gays and lesbians in Virginia are watching as a draconian amendment is being put to voters in November. The repercussions of this amendment mean that all legal documents I have which would protect my partner in the event of my death are null and void. According to Virginia law, in the event of her death, her deadbeat brother from whom she has been estranged for decades, can swoop in and kick me out onto the street even though I co-own our house. This is what Foley and others of his ilk condone. Outing Foley is the least that should be done.

Several years ago, The Washington Times was very quick to jump on and further spread a rumor that Speaker of the House at the time (Tom Foley of Washington State) was gay. They had no evidence to support this, but that didn't stop them. Where are those self-righteous rumormongers now?