It is so normal to have learn that Politicians behave in immoral and vile ways. So it will come as no surprise to learn that yet another senator has been found guilty of an affair ... naturally enough with one of his aids.
The Senator in question is Republican Senator John Ensign of Nevada. According to the N. Y. Times
Senator John Ensign, Republican of Nevada, admitted Tuesday that he had an extramarital affair with a member of his campaign staff.
Mr. Ensign led the Republicans’ campaign efforts in 2008 and had recently visited Iowa, apparently contemplating a run for president in 2012.
An aide said that the consensual affair took place between December 2007 and August 2008, and that the woman worked for Mr. Ensign’s campaign operation, Ensign for Senate, as well as for a conservative political action committee, Battleborn PAC, from December 2006 to May 2008. Mr. Ensign is honorary chairman of the PAC. The woman’s husband was a member of Mr. Ensign’s official Senate staff. Neither has worked for the senator since May 2008, the aide said.
Mr. Ensign, 51, is married and has three children. He and his wife, Darlene, were active for a time in Promise Keepers, a Christian evangelical ministry that promotes strong families and marriages.
In a statement released by his office in Washington, Mr. Ensign said: “I take full responsibility for my actions. I know that I have deeply hurt and disappointed my wife, my children, my family, my friends, my staff and the people of Nevada who believed in me not just as a legislator but as a person. I deeply regret and am very sorry for my actions.”
All of this is, as most of us know, standard operating procedure in Washington. The Number of sex scandals is too many to count. But what is even more disturbing is this next bit of Information, also from the N. Y. Times:
Mr. Ensign’s wife also issued a statement, affirming her commitment to her husband: “Since we found out last year, we have worked through the situation, and we have come to a reconciliation. This has been difficult on both families. With the help of our family and close friends, our marriage has become stronger. I love my husband.”
Why do the wives of these deplorable and dishonest men always "stand by their man." Why do we never hear one say, "that no good bleep I am done with him." We Americans should cease to put up with such conduct from our politicians, wives should also cease to up with it from their husbands.
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