Never mind that the girl was barely older than his daughter. Never mind that valuable DNA was spilled needlessly on the plush carpets of one of the most hallowed residences in the US. Never mind he is a little messy with the cleanup. The bottom line is safe sex was practiced by all.

Now, we all remember a certain high uniformed services official (no, I never used the words "surgeon general") who, some years ago, more or less advocated the same thing. Quite the visionary. Little did our distinguished public health official know who took her words to heart so literally. Obviously made quite an impression.

Of course, as often happens in our culture, a whole new trend is likely to emerge from this. All of us tend to emulate celebrities in fashion, love and social behavior. So I guess we're in for a new chapter in the Sexual Revolution. Call it the "ML Method" (yes, my initials are "ML," too). Millions of Americans will soon be dancing to a new tune. And I don't mean "The Hand Jive." Imagine the locker room and water cooler conversations of the future:

"So, how was your date with Alice last night, Steve? Did you, well, you know....?"

"Yeh! Man! Never touched her!" Or,

"Rosemary and I finally went 'all the way' last night."

"Really? How many feet apart were you?"

The repercussions of this new social phenomenom are enormous. Think of the stimulus for the fashion industry as Paris and New york designers scramble to showcase the latest in provocative table-dancing ware for the discriminating couple. Sales of diaphragms will decline sharply. So will IUDs and the "pill." Won't need 'em. Motels will be much quieter places. "Romantic encounters" will be possible in heretofore unheard of venues. No bedroom required.

Even more sensational social upheavals are likely to follow this newly rediscovered trend of safe sex by the ML method. The crime of unwanted sex, in any form, will disappear. Think about it. The Human Genone Project will advance well ahead of schedule as endless pools of genetic material become available all across America. And true virginity will return to the sanctity of marriage.

All this because of the newly popularized no contact sex method, a.k.a the "ML Method." A social upheaval. Moms and dads will have a much easier time of explaining the "birds and the bees" to the little darlings. No more human babies will begin their voyage the "old fashioned way," so all those "nasty details" about how the "father's seed" got there will no longer be part of the biology lesson.