Who said this?

''This is a difficult and challenging profession. No one should come to it lightly. As it should be. People have to be held accountable, professionally, and the public is looking at it in terms of private lives, as well. Everything is fair game."

Massachusetts’ Senior US Senator said this.

I didn’t believe it either.

But he did. Honest. Read it here.

Mary Jo Kopechne could not be reached for comment.

UPDATE: That is Taranto's line, of course, but (honest) I hadn't read Taranto's post before I posted the above.