Riddle us this, fair readers...what's the DEAL with the cheating and the politicians? We're not the only ones scratching our heads and asking this question, by the way.
Many in the media are curious about the recent onslaught of men who have taken to dancing the horizontal tango with folks - both Argentinian and not - to whom they're not married.
Governor Mark Sanford from South Carolina (pictured at right, possibly crying because he had to cut his South American getaway short) is the most recent in a long list of men on both the Left and Right - but mostly on the Right - who have decided that it's OK to preach family values but not necessarily practice them. Here's a brief list of the happily humping leaders of late:
Sen. John Ensign, R-NV
Sen. David Vitter, R-LA
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-GA
Former Senator John Edwards, D-NC
Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D)
Current New York Gov. David Paterson (D)
This doesn't even include former Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) who was arrested for soliciting sex from another dude in a Minnesota airport bathroom, and former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) who resigned after sending sexually explicit instant messages to a 16-year-old page. (They are soooo two years ago.)
Don't you think it t says something when the political coverage in The New York Times starts to mirror that of the National Enquirer (the paper that actually broke the John Edwards love child story)?
However, it's easy for us to sit back on our non-elected haunches and speculate that calling for the Ten Commandments to be posted publicly yet not attempting to actually adhere to them is, in fact, hypocritical. So we will put it to a vote. What do you think?
Thursday, June 25, 2009
A governor went to Argentina and all we got was hypocrisy
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neither the dems nor the gop can claim their side is better than the other. there will always be a man or woman somewhere on the wrong end of an affair. as for me, good golly, why can't you elected government leaders do your jobs? if ya wanna screw around, fine, do it on your time, and not mine, and don't screw me in the end. find solutions to the real problems facing us today: healthcare, social security, medicare, the cost of gas, homeowners insurance, and i'm sure a whole lot more. finds ways to heat and cool my home without me having to choose between food, meds and electricity and gas. i don't give a rat's ass what you do in private (as long as it's legal), just make sure you're doin' your job, as my elected government official, first. screw around on your own time, not mine.
And these are the same people that are saying gay marriage is ruining the sanctity of marriage? Makes me angry.
Don't cry for me, Argentina!
The truth is.I never left you!
His own Evita, at last.
At least with Clinton, we knew we were getting a philanderer. The mistake is making these people more than they are; just politicians, not gods. Embarassing for his party of 'family values,' however. My beef is with his wacko behavior, jetting off to South America for adulterous fling, and leaving the state unprepared for emergencies. I feel for his wife and kids, will she 'stand by her man?'
RE: Anonymous 1:38
Work first and play second...novel idea!
Re: Erica M.
Definitely an interesting argument to be made there.
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