Another prominent elected official joins the ranks of those having an affair, this time Nevada senator John Ensign.
Even though this sort of thing is no longer unusual, it is still a huge turn off and disappointment. What is with these guys? I can't answer and don't really want to know. Wouldn't you think a person with aspirations for even higher office would try to stay above this sort of thing? Have they learned nothing from others who have fallen from political grace because of it?
But what is new in this Ensign story is that there is a professional job called, "Infidelity Recovery Expert".
I'd advise anyone considering going into this field to hang up their shingle in Washington D.C.
"He has no credibility left."
-- Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), quoted by the Las Vegas Sun in 1998, urging Bill Clinton to resign after he admitted an extramarital affair.
Can we expect Ensign to follow his own 'advise' and resign? Ron, here's a REAL hypocrite. (Kind of like Norm Coleman urging Franken to 'do the right thing' and concede.)
Posted by: Rand | June 17, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Ensign is a hypocrite and should consider resigning.
The quote about Clinton needs a little clarification, since his call for resigning was about him telling a lie and then going into all time spin mode to explain his behavior/lie.
Posted by: Ron | June 17, 2009 at 11:27 AM
He evidently also called on Larry Craig and Ted Stevens to resign (but was silent on David Vitter??). He's now resigned a party leadership post; I don't think that's what he expected of the others.
Posted by: Rand | June 17, 2009 at 01:36 PM
Yes, Infidelity Recovery Experts would make a killing in D.C.
And while it isn't new, it is very disappointing, especially on our side of the aisle. I think the power goes to their head and the stress of the job just makes them prone to it.
Posted by: Dee | June 19, 2009 at 01:29 AM