NOW GREG BEATO has taken up the cudgel in Bob Greene’s defense, while simultaneously offering some legal/journalistic advice to Rod Dreher. And Eugene Volokh thinks the Trib is overhasty, too, while Orrin Judd thinks it’s hypocritical. With all these defenders, I’m starting to wonder if Greene wasn’t a bit hasty resigning. I’ll bet he’s wondering too.

Hmm. Old thinking: resign fast to nip a scandal in the bud. Possible new thinking: let the word get out and see if people start defending you.

UPDATE: Count Dale Amon among those who think that Greene got, er, screwed.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Max Power weighs in, too.