Deep Throat

The first time I heard about Deep Throat -- the source not the porn movie -- I was in high school. Watergate and President Nixon's resignation defined my generation as much the Vietnam War.

It was a sad moment in history, when we realized that "no" we couldn't trust those we elected to office to always do the right thing. I think we always knew that, but for those of us who were desperately trying to believe in our government when the nation was so deeply divided politically.

Deep Throat was in many ways a hero and in many ways a villain.

He was a hero because he brought to light something that though unpleasant Americans needed to know about. He was a villain because he shattered the collective innocence of a country.