(02-15-2018 11:21 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(02-15-2018 10:59 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(02-15-2018 10:04 AM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(02-15-2018 09:49 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(02-15-2018 09:25 AM)Frizzy Owl Wrote:  Scandal, yes. Not sure how huge, this soon after the Clinton administration.

And Kennedy, and the other Kennedy, and Spitzer, and Edwards, and Weiner.

I guess the Spitzer thing is closest to this. Married man paying a woman of dubious background. I never felt so sorry for a woman as I did for Spitzer's wife when she had to stand there while he made his public confession. He is a commentator on MSM now. Constantly rails at Trump. I wonder where she is.

Remember that guy John Edwards? His story was one the most astonishingly sleazy I've ever heard.

He ended up in the political dustbin, but he is still quite rich, and back in the ambulance-chasing business.

Let's not leave ol' Newt out of this, considering how ironic it was he was railing against Clinton for issues that centered around sex and infidelity, all the while cheating on his wife. A little irony there.

Both parties are full of pretty scummy characters - it's just nice to see that those on the right who used to try falsely hold up the flame of moral superiority in this field finally implicitly admit it was all a sham.

So long as things are consensual, I could care less how many porn stars one beds, how many wives on has, etc. I do think there is something to be said for one's character in how they go about those things (as in, being honest and open with one's spouse, etc.) but it's nice that these consensual transgressions are not really killers of one's aspirations.

are you married, Lad?

Lots of marriages have survived infidelity. most of those survived because the betrayed spouse never knew. mine survived for years - until I knew.

What's your point? How does my personal marital status matter to my opinion about how politicians act in the bed room?

As long as two adults are consenting, that act itself doesn't matter to me, and are not automatic disqualifies for someone to run for office. I fail to see how my marital status matters.