American politics is rife with sex scandals. It seems that once a month some congressman or governor screws around with someone other than his wife and is when the story is revelaed that politician holds the press conference and apologizes to everyone under the sun.
A few weeks back we heard the revelation that a decade ago Arnold Schwartzeneggar fathered a child with another woman even thought he was married to a Kennedy. Now that has forgotton because Democratic congressman and unapologetic Liberal Anthony Weiner sent a bunch of random chicks pictures of his junk in his underwear. Of all the things that a politician can do Weiner's escapades on Twitter are far from the worse things a politician could do.
If you want an example take Ted Kennedy. When he died of brain cancer President Obama called Kennedy a "great leader" and was the " greatest United States Senator of our time". Liberals love Ted Kennedy and speak of him in glowing terms neglecting to even mention that he killed a woman. 0n July 18, 1969 after leaving a party in Martha's Vineyard with Mary Jo Kopechne. Kennedy drove off a bridge and after a few efforts to retrieve Kopechne he got out of the lake and left the scene of the crime. Their was an investigation and an inquiry, but Kennedy never spent a day in jail even though it was revelaed that more happened than he told the cops. And this guy never resigned, never lost a re election and is a legend amongst Liberals. Kennedy served until his death 40 years after this incident and the same people who dismiss the Chappaquiddick incident are the same people who are calling for the resignation of a dude who simply sent a bunch of stupid pictures to soem ladies.
Ted Kennedy should have resigned his seat after that woman drowned and he should have went to jail. The event in Chappaquiddick is a the type of thing that should cause a resignation. Using your family name to avoid prosecution after you committed a crime that caused the death of a woman should end your career, but in Kennedy's case it did not.
Of course in a case of pure hypocrisy Republicans are calling for the head of Anthony Weiner. The head of the RNC Reince Priebus has said Weiner should resign. House Reoublican Leaders and official House contradictor Eric Cantor was asked about the Weiner controversy and said on camera, "We've got a lot of serious challenges going on in this country and a lot of work for Congress to do. The last thing we need is to be immersed in discussion about Congressman Weiner and his Twitter activities," After saying that he called for Weiner's resignation. That is not surprising, but Cantor should watch what he says about sex scandals when in years past he has said the constituents of Mark Sanford and John Ensign should decide their fates.
Sanford of course "hiked the Appalachian trail" and Ensign cheated on his wife with his campaign aide's better half. Sanford and Ensign both lied. Ensign's discretion was a bit worse when you add that Ensign not only cheated on his wife he did so with the wife of a campaign aid and tried to throw money around to cover up the affair. Therefore any Republican outrage over the activities of Weiner's weiner should be dismissed.
Americans should not care about the personal lives or trangressions of their representitives. what should matter is the job they do. Saying that, I shall present to you a hypothetical. Let's say in 2012 California's economy is in the shitter, people are moving out in droves because government has grown, unemployment has skyrocketted and the entire state is a ghost of what it was. Brown loses re election to a business man. In two years the new governor decreases the size of government, unemployment is cut in half and the state budget is balanced. After all of that happens it is revealed that this governor has cheated on his wife several times with college students. They aren't given jobs in government, nor are they given money from campaign contributors. he is just a man whore who digs college girls. Would you demand his resignation? Would you use his trangressions as the reason to not re elect him? If you answered yes to any of those questions you are an idiot.
The personal lives of politicians should for the most part be kept seperate. Only in the case of a fundamental Christian talking about the state of the American family while he fucks the babysitter should a politicians personla acts be discussed. Weiner's acts were miniscule and far less severe than what politicians have done in the past. Americans should care whether their representitives serve over gains in the economy, employment amongst other things. They should not care if the guy treates his family like shit or fucks around on his wife. If your main issues are the economy and education and your governor or senator is tackling those issues in a way that pleases you that should be enough.
Many professional athletes have had shaddy lifestyles. They party, they speak to journalists with strong arrogance and thier attitudes suck. But if that athelete hits homeruns, catches footballs or scores goals all is forgotten. General managers ignore those transgressions if the player involved in the shaddy activities performs at a high level. Ben Roethlisberger was investigated on two rape charges, but he has also won two super bowls. because of that he is still a Pittsburgh Steelers.
This politicians have jobs to do that has very little to do with their personal lives. If a governor is working hard to get unionized workers back on the job, but picks up a chick at a bar after the negotiations he may be an asshole, but if those unionized workers get back to work he is good at his job.
You elect a mayor, congressman, senator or president based on certain issues and whether the candidate is best suited to tackle those issues. You shouldn't deny a politician a vote because he is a jerk, or he does not belong to a certain religion, or he cheated on his wife. The issues are far too important to worry about something as trivial as the personal transgressions of a stranger
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