I agree. I have come to the point that when a politician shows his wife and kids on tv and starts talking family values, I start wondering how many fingers he has crossed or what kind of person is he going to see behind his wife's back the same evening. Absolutely rediculous. This is the type of people who run our country. The sad thing is, there are so many good, honest people in this world. Is there a requirement to be an immoral liar and cheat to be able to run for public office or does it just come with the position. While on the subect, RIP Elisabeth Edwards. She suffered way to much from humiliation and cancer. She deserves to be an angel.

A more proper conclusion would not be that he "couldn't put his family through this", but that he has already put his family through massive shame and humiliation and the shadow of criminal prosecution (which still hangs over him.)

Ensign wouldn't put his family through a campaign that would be brutal but he had no problem putting them through his tawdry affair without much thought to their feelings. While I understand what he's saying, I also find it shallow.

Ever notice how when the topic is GOP infidelity or something negative on their side, the right starts talking about Clinton, Edwards or whatever as if changing the subject would just make it go away.

Enola, He didn't resign as he had been asked, even by his own party, he's just not running. No uptick for his, uh, "character". He just knows he'd lose!!

If we cleared congress/state reps that had immoral/financial problems, there wouldn be few left to conduct business. The Dems just let them stay on forever. i.e. Kennedys, etc.

enolagay: where is the proof you flount about Barnie Frank being a pedophile. He hang out with Foley who ,by the way, was caught twice chasing male pages. Boner and Hastert covered for him until the woderful end. Your brain is all Foxed up from to much Fox misinformation. Listen to something that is acturally fair and balanced, Fox isn't.

I'll buy you a ticket back to Glenn Beck, Pauly. The first thing you holier than thou christians need to start doing is living by the Golden Rule.

PaulC-Hey bud do you know what a pedophile is?//The man is gay-in fact he is more committed than most hetrosexuals.Do your self a favour and buy a dictionary-Glen Beck is not the medium to follow due to his lack of rational thought(or any thought)

Anyone who thinks being gay equals being a pedophile has not a damn clue what their talking about. If I had a nickel for all the so-called "straight" heterosexuals (can you say 'christians') who've molested their own or someone else's child I'd have been able to retire rich. To say that because an individual is gay/lesbian they are gay is to prove you've got sawdust for brains and haven't a clue what you're talking about.

The irony here is so rich it would be funny, if not pathetic, Democrats calling Senator Ensign all kinds of names and expressing their moral outrage at him, but THEIR guy in Nevada, ol "Cleanface", Harry Reid,(the Mafia's nickname for their little lap dog , who in turn, incestuously calls Comrade Coons of Delaware his, "little pet"),continues on his merry way, pillaging the people of Nevada and doing the unions bidding, without so much as a peep from you Dems,never mind what the FBI has on tape, you just don't want to know, move on you say, just the same as You failed to do anything with, Yes, Barney Frank when he was caught pimping his boyfriend out of his Washington D.C. apartment,after attempting to get parking tickets fixed for his Johns, or Charlie Rangel, Chris Dodd,Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton,"Cold Cash" William Jefferson, even the former National Security Advisor for ol Slick Willie, Sandy Burger, getting caught sneaking Top Secret Documents out of the National Archives , stuffed down his pants!,what were those documents?, who was he doing that for? and why?YOU AND THE OH SO PATRIOTIC MAINSTREAM MEDIA JUST DIDN"T WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ANY OF THAT, and changed the subject as fast as possible to things much worse, like, when a Republican has an affair! oh! the Horror!What would we mortals do without you Dems as our moral compasses,..........excuse me while I puke.

His seat is safely in republicans hands , no worries !!!

J.D.Still, THE ISSUE ISN'T WHETHER OR NOT POLITICIANS ARE CROOKED. They all are.
The issue is the fact that republicans take the holy ground, claiming high moral standards but hypocratically doing the opposite.

You see, using the Holy Bible to preach a sermon for votes while conducting immoral actions under the podium makes the story here. Any time a politician makes a statement but follows it up with the opposite action is quickly pointed out. Remember "Read my lips..."?

My suggestion would be to leave church and state seperate. A politician opens the door to critics. Republicans tend to hand over moral ammo for them to use.

It is quite clear Republican apologists will NEVER grasp the distinction between Democratic sinners and Republican sinners. Yup, they all have feet of clay, but Democrats don't campaign on moral issues. Republicans do. They set themselves up for the charge of hypocrisy. They deserve to be hoisted on their own petards.

Ensign is all about pure BS. He didn't want to put his family through grief. Really, John? The fact is if he hadn't been caught this would have been just fine. Her tried desperately to hide this by buying his way out. Mommy and Daddy made their payoffs and they didn't work. He put his mistress' son on the payroll. He tried to buy off his mistress' husband with a cushy job. I'm hard-pressed to imagine how Ensign could be any more despicable. No, what he's sorry about is being caught.

If he had really wished to spare his family, he would have admitted he was wrong, that he was morally bankrupt, and resigned his seat. But he didn't. John Ensign is a pig.

Ensign is just another "holier than thou" hypocrite who will still claim to be a family man despite what he had done to his own family. He is judgmental toward others while claiming to be humble; the typical anti-christian.

No matter what he did in his private life, he has been good for Nevada. They are all corrupt (or at least most of them) in some way. Doesn't matter if they are dems, reps, or lib and what ever else there is out there.

However, by staying the remainder of the term, he'll get the pension. I say, "NO!"

Before you judge Republican Senator John Ensign (or should that be "En-slime"?) too harshly, you should consider his "example," that being California Republican Representative Randall Harold "Duke" Cunningham, in my opinion - a disgraced member of the United States House of Representatives (1991-2005). According to news articles, Cunningham resigned from the House on November 28, 2005 after pleading guilty to accepting at least $2.4 million in bribes and under-reporting his income for 2004. He pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion. On March 3, 2006, he received a sentence of eight years and four months in prison and an order to pay $1.8 million in restitution. To me - once again, an opinion . . . The kind of betrayal and bad behavior that Cunningham exhibited - warranted a significantly harsher sentence . . . . To me, it must be pretty bad to get your fellow Republicans to give up money. It was reported that they tried to distance themselves, by giving the campaign contributions that Cunningham's committee gave them - to charities (or so the news reports went). When you serve a community, you have their faith - and you serve at their pleasure. Anyone that betrays their constituency - deserves to be dealt with . . . . HARSHLY! So, everybody has a sin - and I know the Democrats have theirs . . . . but is one thing to have a holier than thou attitude . . . . It's when you have an A$$-holier than attitude that you really catch the flack! Senator Ensign should quit - NOW . . . . He disgraces the office he holds and the people he serves. FYI: I used to be a Republican and have been an Independent ever since the Republican debacle over the Clinton impeachment hearings . . . . another case of the A-holier than thou making a mockery of "so-called" justice. It's all about politics they say - for me, it's about being a Christian and doing what is right. It's not up to me to judge - that power lies in the Lord alone.

Bosslimo

J.D.Still, THE ISSUE ISN'T WHETHER OR NOT POLITICIANS ARE CROOKED. They all are.
The issue is the fact that republicans take the holy ground, claiming high moral standards but hypocratically doing the opposite.

+++++++Bosslimo,

I agree. What people like enolagay and Paul fail to understand is the rethuglicants constantly scream they are the family values party. Therein lies the hypocracy. The Dems don't. Does that mean the Dems are any better? No it doesn't but if I have to choose between a bible thumping con or a Dem I'll take the Dem. The same goes for patriotism. Cons think their "brand" of patriotism is the only brand and if you don't agree with it your are unpatriotic. Funny how cons like bush/cheney don't mind sending other folk's kids off to war but serve themselves, ha. uncle dick used what, five, six, deferments to stay out of the military while bush used family to get into the NG, then couldn't even fulfill his obligation.

The rethuglicant party is a joke. Unfortunately it is the American people the joke is on. What's sad is that it took the American people only two years to forget the mess bush/cheney left this country in.

The fact of the matter this "person" could not not raise the money to run a re-election - last I heard he has $10.00 in his coffers - so what is wrong with the people of Louisiana to re-elect the diaper boy?

Maybe this guy was not on the right committees and Vitter is - Uhm!

It started out as an affair but when they took the $96,000 from his Parents she became a prostitute.

$96,000! Jesus Freakin H Christ! That had to be some finest kind @!$%#in! Damn I wish my daddy would buy me some of that kind of action! @!$%# I'd be crippled for a week. Oh thats right , I am crippled, it was a nice thought is passing anyway!!!!

'in passing' not 'is passing'-sorry major typo.

Hasn't he already put his family through it????!!!!!

Somebody needs to smack that guy.

He tries to make it sound like he's making a sacrifice for his family (I couldn't put THEM through this), when the truth is, he couldn't get elected dog catcher after the way he betrayed his own family and everybody else.

I just LOVE how these dog-men SUDDENLY are soooo much concerned about "not putting their family through the mess THEY AND THEY ALONE have caused them."

Wasn't the time to think about being faithful to his "loving" family was waaayy before he started to stick his wittle dic*k into another woman - and further complicating the mess by standing before the world and declaring that he was "specially chosen by God", a family values man who LOVED his matrimonial famil? and tha twe should all just forgive and forget this transgressions - even as he was passing judments on others who were in the same position?

Spoken JUST like a true RepubliCON - still trying to CON all of the people all of the time. Nothing but a bunch of stinkin' ol' demon snakes.

Besides, if Ensign REALLY was contrite, had any honor or meant to repent..... he would have resigned IMMEDIATELY AS UNFIT TO NO LONGER LEAD "ANYTHING". But instead.. he tried to "fight" to keep his revered leadership position in this country.

THE FACT THAT HE DID DO IT alone speaks volumes about his character and his intentions. HE has added to the LOOONNNGGG list of "self-righteous, chosen men of God who are better than the rest of us RepubliCONS who have EMBARRASSED AND FURTHER DAMANAGED THEIR OWN PARTY BECAUSE OF THEIR "HUBRIS.

HOPEFULLY NOW FOLKS UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF "PUNISHING" THE DEMS (WHO HAVE ALWAYS TRIED TO HELP THEM) by either giving their vote to the RepubliCONS (WHO WILL ALWAYS WIN BY DEFAULT BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T TUEN OUT TO VOTE) or just plain not bothering to vote DEM (cutting off your nose to spite your face).

“I just came to the conclusion that I couldn't put my family through this,"

Really? He didn't seem to have much of a problem putting his family through a sex scandal, including hitting up Mommy & Daddy to pay off his mistress!

Why couldn't he just come out and say: I don't have a snowballs chance in hell of winning?

Man UP Ensign!

2012 should be a fun year for SNL.

Palin, Bachmann, and Engle(sp?) should make for some entertaining comic relief.

Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL

“I just came to the conclusion that I couldn't put my family through this,"

Really? He didn't seem to have much of a problem putting his family through a sex scandal, including hitting up Mommy & Daddy to pay off his mistress!

Why couldn't he just come out and say: I don't have a snowballs chance in hell of winning?

Man UP Ensign!

Dittio

Hi Feisty,

Man up is right, unfortunately none of them can it is not in their DNA. Taking responsobility for any questionable behaviour is far and away not on the gop/tp to do list.

Don't you love how he is staying til the end of his term, even though this happened over two years ago? Making sure his pension is set, also, he has been paid and received benefits from the tax payers and has never apologized or explained to the voters of Nevada.

Great Family Values. HA!

GBM, More "ammunition" for her "Second Amendment Remedies"...

I can just hear it all now... another repub with a scandal. As if all republicans are guilty of this man's infidelity. We never hear of democrats infidelity when it happens... it's always downplayed.

I know, the republicans have claimed to be the party of family values so when it happens to a republican, the entire party is demonized by the left. As if that makes any sense. An individual decides to cheat but the whole party gets the blame. We won't mention democrats from Florida, South Carolina, California, New York or a multitude of other states that have cheated on spouses because we all know democrats don't stand for family values. This gives them a morality pass.

Brian.....I thought I would mention that little item for those reasons. I knew a sharp liberal would catch my drift.

Good to see you, hope all is well.

And I thought he was going to run for POTUS, if he was a democrat would that be an issue? Let’s see, have an affair on the campaign trail while his wife is fighting some kind of illness like say cancer. And then use campaign funds and throw a few friends under the bus to cover up the fact he fathered a baby.

It isn't downplayed, it's just that another Republican comes along and does something even more scandalous. the Democrats can't help it if they are losing the scum race.

Brianb: The dems stand for family values, they just don't push them as an election point. That's the difference. They don't run with them as a flag of honor, like the Republicans do.

What I and every other American wants to know is how many other republicans and democrats are having affairs (as far as I am concerned, they are egomaniacs) and we are paying them to represent us...what a laugh.

Gingerbread momma, I'm no fan of Ensign's but it happens on both sides of the aisle. The real victims are the families. I think we as a society are insensitive to the personal tragedy of others. It's not a spectator sport. At least he was just a senator we could of had Pres. Edwards his wife Riehle and their love child. Whew

Here's some goodies about democrats. There are plenty more not listed here. Only difference is that most of the ones listed below are real crimes, not infidelity.

Barney Frank – Democrat – U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Admitted to having paid Stephen L. Gobie, a male prostitute, for sex and subsequently hiring Gobie as his personal assistant. Gobie used the congressman’s Washington apartment for prostitution.

Jerry Springer – Democrat – Resigned from Cincinnati City Council in 1974 after admitting to paying a prostitute with a personal check, which was found in a police raid on a massage parlor.

Melvin Jay Reynolds – U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1993 to 1995. Convicted on sexual misconduct and obstruction of justice charges and sentenced to five years in prison.

Former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey resigned his office and publically admitted his relationship with his croney/lover Golan Cipel who resigned from a $100,000/yr job created by McGreevey.

Edward Kennedy – Democrat – U. S. Senator from Massachusetts. Pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, after his car plunged off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.

DNC – The Federal Election Commission imposed $719,000 in fines against participants in the 1996 Democratic Party fundraising scandals involving contributions from China, Korea and other foreign sources. The Federal Election commission said it decided to drop cases against contributors of more than $3 million in illegal DNC contributions

because the respondents left the country or the corporations are defunct.

Sandy Berger – Democrat – National Security Advisor during the Clinton Administration. Berger became the focus of a criminal investigation after removing highly classified terrorism documents and handwritten notes from the National Archives during preparations for the Sept. 11 commission hearings.

Robert Torricelli – Democrat – Withdrew from the 2002 Senate race with less than 30 days before the election because of controversy over personal gifts he took from a major campaign donor and questions about campaign donations from 1996.

Sowande Ajumoke Omokunde – Democrat – the son of newly elected U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, was booked on charges of criminal damage to property for allegedly slashing tires on 20 vans and cars rented by the Republican Party for use in Election Day voter turnout efforts.

Daniel David Rostenkowski – Democrat – U.S. Representative from Illinois. Indicted on 17 felony charges- pleaded guilty to two counts of misuse of public funds and sentenced to seventeen months in federal prison.

Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. – Democrat – U.S. Representative from Michigan from 1955 to 1980. Convicted on eleven counts of mail fraud and filing false payroll forms- sentenced to three years in prison.

George Rogers – Democrat – Massachusetts State House of Representatives from 1965 to 1970. Member of Massachusetts State Senate from 1975 to 1978. Convicted of bribery in 1978 and sentenced to two years in prison.

beverly, to be fair, manning up is not something either side does well.

Every politician is probably guilty of the same except for the women and not sure about them.

I'm not standing up for Ensign. What I am doing is telling the left to stop pointing the finger at the republicans... and I'm not even republican. I have been an independent for over 10 years.

I've seen it time and time again where someone from the republican party gets caught at doing something and the left has a field day as if their side never does any wrong.

Get over yourselves left. Just because it happens to someone, you should be ashamed of yourselves for trying to minimze them when you are just as human and just as fallible.

brianb -- Nobody's claiming the Democrats are perfect. They are, after all, politicians. But when the right makes a stock and trade of demonizing liberals as godless and immoral, they should be prepared for an extra whack across the knuckles when they show their true colors. Comes with the territory of being holier than thou.

Nice list you have there...sadly, it would take 20 times as many pages to list a small percentage of the Republicans who have done these things or worse... I won't bother listing them because you probably have googled it already and have them hidden away to satisfy your denial.

My last comment was for Brian... got time to make that list of Repubs? It would only be fair, though you'd better bring your lunch, that will be an all day job.

brianb-999431 get off you high horse before you fall, i am sure that you can find just has many if not more on things that conservatives have done wrong. For instance, Huckelbee, release a murderer on the streets that went out and killed again, and by the way this child killer only served 8 years. this was more horrific they any of the crimes you came up with.

Prog & Proud:

What about all those democrats who are clamouring about making sure the rich pay their share, and then are getting nailed for tax evasion? Seen many retirements out of them? Most of the major media outlets give them a pass. It seems that when a Dem messes up it is "just a mistake" and everyone should forgive them and let them get on with taking care of business but if it is a conservative...

At least he is going to retire, which is more than can be said for most of the libs that get caught doing something wrong.

Lu:

Governors releasing criminals who then go out and commit more crimes is not limited to either party. When I was a kid we had a gevernor in TN that was literally selling pardons, he was a Dem. The point that is being made is be fair to both. Criticize both. hold both parties accountable. We must because they will not hold themselves so. However, part of that process must be a fair and impartial media, which we do not have.

Progressive and Proud - so tell me the way Ensign has demonized the liberals. List them. When you do that, you can then demonize him in equal. Until then, he doesn't represent me - never has. Now if you want to demonize me for being immoral, you'd better have your facts in tow. I'm conservative and I represent myself. So to give someone extra whacks across their knuckles, you'd better be specific.

R.M. - I didn't realize what I did went over your head. Maybe you didn't read my comments in post 2.16. Try again.

@DWF

Are you talking about Newt Gingrich?

It does not matter if they are Dems or GOP. The bottom line is practice what you preach. Now Huckabee is dissing on an actress who is a grown woman. Find his comments on Bristol Palin for the same thing 2 years ago. My issues with him.... right is right and wrong is wrong. If you do not have the gonads to stick to your beliefs, no matter what the RNC or the DNC thinks, Keep your morality BS to yourself and concentrate on what really matters. Economy, jobs, the real people who pay the wages of these politicians. The middle class they are trying to destroy.. Good time for everyone to read Footprints.

Lu - I don't ride horses. I do try to show people that by demonizing someone, all they have to do is look inward before they start throwing out comments that tear someone down. Your post seems angry... maybe you need to start relaxing a bit for theraputical reasons. Hatred will cut short your life. That's a fact.

Brian, it is NOT about the affairs, or the bad behavior. It is about them preaching to the nation about high moral standards, that they can't even live up to.

Why does the "left" love it so much? Because everyone loves to see a hypocrite get his or her comeuppance. It is harder to see that when you’re a hypocrite, so you might miss the joke. List off all the Democrats you like who have been caught in scandal, it just isn't as delicious when they weren't running on a platform of the higher moral ground. It was just people making bad decisions, which is easier to forgive. No excuse of course, but easier to forgive.

And no one is buying the "I am not a republican and haven't been for 10 years." shtick you share a political viewpoint similar to the GOP, and that is why you are defending them. Conservatives are overusing that line so much lately it has become cliché.

Hobbygranny - Huckabee doesn't stand a chance at being elected. As a commentator on TV, he can express his opinions in line with the station he works for. He didn't state his opinions about her while campaigning. There's a line in the two jobs. I seriously doubt if he'll run anyway. He knows his chances are slim. He's having too much fun working for Fox.

Who would want the job as President? The last few we've had haven't been good anyway.

Jerrry -- ditto.

And I would like to add that it goes beyond preaching to all of us. Conservatives are actively trying to foist their interpretations of morality/Christianity on us by LAW. I do not deny that Dems screw up; I do deny that they are interested in controlling what I do in my bedroom and my doctor's office, what my family has to be like or whether my daughter can get contraception from Planned Parenthood. So, when these sanctimonious tyrants fall off the prescribed track, the one they are prescribing for everyone, there is an element of schadenfreude. It's just human nature.

Brianb said: "Only difference is that most of the ones listed below are real crimes, not infidelity."

Actually, Brian, I believe infidelity is against the law in all 50 states, which I think qualifies as a "real crime". Sorry that it doesn't rate as a crime for you, but if your spouse cheated on you, something tells me you might view it a bit differently. Or is it "when a man cheats on his wife, that's okay, but if a woman cheats, it's a crime"?

So you had to go back to the 1950s to make a list of 10 democrats, huh? And Jerry Springer, Really? He's not even a democrat (Tea Party, for sure). And the son of a democrat slashed some tires - wow, what a desperate attempt to make an invalid point. Dope.

It's not only politicians who don't know bi-partisan politics. We all have to stop "hating" the "other" party. When are decisions going to be made at the local, county, state and national level that are "what is right for the community", not "what is best for me and my cronies and my party"? People are becoming fed up with both parties because of this juvenile behavior. When is one party going to stop "sabotaging" the other party's efforts just to elevated themselves? Let's find a balance between teaching people to help themselves and instituting constant give-away programs. Let's help small and medium-size businesses and the working class, and not rely on and not expect big business to solve all our ills, when some are corrupt.

P L E A S E.....Do what is best for your constituents and your country and quit the shameful personal and political antics. If you can't spare your families and us then from this behavior then find another career, so respect can be restored to public offices.

Lucky, Last One and Daryl - I am not defending Ensign. He's a singular individual. All of you are blaming an entire party for one man. It should not matter to you if the republicans desire to be the party of family values. After all, the democrats are the party of abortions. They will fight to the death to keep abortion alive and well in the United States. Killing humans are what democrats stand for... therefore their morality is never in question... because they stand for immorality. So, does that mean that when a single republican fails in that quest, it gives you the right to get on a soap box and preach about how hypocritic republicans are? I get it... because you want abortions (no matter how wrong it is) you aren't hypocrites? BFD! You are splitting hairs when there are so many other things wrong with this country.

Brian - I agree with everything you just wrote...we are all human and fallible BUT that being said, "if you live in a glass house don't throw stones". In my book, anyone who claims to be moral and family-orientated and promotes those values on their platform should be that or shut up. There is nothing that forces politicians to say family values are their platform and perhaps they make those statements for votes only? For those voters who believe family values are the driving criteria for a vote should maybe rethink that concept for surely they are very disappointed when their elected official is not as godly as they thought. That brings us right back to being human and fallible...and hoping for forgiveness when we stumble. As a Christian, isn't that what we are supposed to do?

If you have been reading my posts, it shouldn't be hard for anyone to understand what I am saying. My point from my first post on has been to stop pointing fingers when there are so many things wrong with your own ideology. Before you can tell someone else that their house is dirty, you'd better clean up your own house first.

There's problems in both partys. There's no perfect solution... I can't stand it when people don't see that and try to only stick to their party line without listening to opposing views to draw their own conclusions. Out of all the problems we face, division will cause this country to fail more than any other. Stop pointing fingers.... spoken like a true independent. Both sides are guilty of it.

Daryl - want some more? Just to show you that the democrats have plenty of dirt on their hands too. This is only a part of the list, just like the one before. I understand that republicans have their list too but since the regulars on FR spouted off on their soap box... my point has been to show how they ignore indescretions from their side - all in the name of saying they are better... as is their usual MO.

Don Siegelman – Democrat Governor Alabama – indicted in a bid-rigging scheme involving a maternity-care program. The charges accused Siegelman and his former chief of staff of helping Tuscaloosa physician Phillip Bobo rig bids. Siegelman was accused of moving $550,000 from the state education budget to the State Fire College in Tuscaloosa so Bobo could use the money to pay off a competitor for a state contract for maternity care.

John Murtha, Jr. – Democrat – U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania. Implicated in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab businessmen offered bribes to political figures; Murtha was cited as an unindicted co-conspirator

Gerry Eastman Studds – Democrat – U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. The first openly gay member of Congress. Censured by the House of Representatives for having sexual relations with a teenage House page.

James C. Green – Democrat – North Carolina State House of Representatives. Charged with accepting a bribe from an undercover FBI agent, but was acquitted. Convicted of tax evasion in 1997.

Frederick Richmond – Democrat – U.S. Representative from New York. Arrested in Washington, D.C., in 1978 for soliciting sex from a minor and from an undercover police officer – pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. Also – charged with tax evasion, marijuana possession, and improper payments to a federal employee – pleaded guilty.

Raymond Lederer – Democrat – U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania. Implicated in the Abscam sting – convicted of bribery and sentenced to three years in prison and fined $20,000.

Harrison Arlington Williams, Jr. – Democrat – U.S. Senator from New Jersey. Implicated in the Abscam sting. Allegedly accepted an 18% interest in a titanium mine. Convicted of nine counts of bribery, conspiracy, receiving an unlawful gratuity, conflict of interest, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering. Sentenced to three years in prison and fined $50,000.

Frank Thompson, Jr. – Democrat – U.S. Representative from New Jersey. Implicated in the Abscam sting, convicted on bribery and conspiracy charges. Sentenced to three years in prison.

Michael Joseph Myers – Democrat – U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania. Implicated in the Abscam sting – convicted of bribery and conspiracy; sentenced to three years in prison and fined $20,000; expelled from the House of Representatives.

John Michael Murphy – Democrat – U.S. Representative from New York. Implicated in the Abscam sting. Convicted of conspiracy, conflict of interest, and accepting an illegal gratuity. Sentenced to three years in prison and fined $20,000.

John Wilson Jenrette, Jr – Democrat – U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Implicated in the Abscam sting. Convicted on bribery and conspiracy charges and sentenced to prison

Alcee Lamar Hastings – Democrat – U.S. Representative from Florida. Impeached and removed from office as federal judge in 1989 over bribery charges.

Marion Barry – Democrat – mayor of Washington, D.C. Convicted of cocaine possession after being caught on videotape smoking crack cocaine. Sentenced to six months in prison.

Mario Biaggi – Democrat – U.S. Representative from New York. Indicted on federal charges that he had accepted bribes in return for influence on federal contracts.Convicted of obstructing justice and accepting illegal gratuities. Tried in 1988 on federal racketeering charges and convicted on 15 felony counts.

Lee Alexander – Democrat – Mayor of Syracuse, N.Y. Was indicted over a $1.5 million kickback scandal. Pleaded guilty to racketeering and tax evasion charges. Served six years in prison.

Bill Campbell – Democrat – Mayor of Atlanta. Indicted and charged with fraud over claims he accepted improper payments from contractors seeking city contracts.

Frank Ballance – Democrat – Congressman North Carolina. Pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering related to mishandling of money by his charitable foundation.

Hazel O’Leary – Democrat – Secretary of Energy during the Clinton Administration – O’leary took trips all over the world as Secretary with as many 50 staff members and at times rented a plane, which was used by Madonna during her concert tours.

Mary Rose Oakar – Democrat – U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1977 to 1993. Pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges of funneling $16,000 through fake donors

I think we are saying the same thing. I don't really care if the person is Republican, Democrat or Indepentant. Politicians need to speak to what they believe in not just what happens to be the buzz word or the popular cause of the day. I want to know the person who is representing me has more than their own interests at heart. I want to know the facts, hear the opposing views without all the crap about who did what, when and where that has nothing to do with the issue. I can sort it out and make up my own mind without the "trigger words" that persuade people to stop thinking. I want the media to stop letting people make statements that are untrue...do their homework and call them on it. Both sides are guilty of it and so is the media.

Family values? time out for laughing,,, OK now who does the repub"s want to run for President? NUT Gingrich.While his wife was in hospital _cancer- He wants a divorce, while in office he cannot keep his hands off the female pages. I could go through a LONG list, But I will leave it to you to do the bio's, if you really care about who you elect to represent you. Who ever you do hire(vote) reflects your personal views. So who are you voting for?

Truth is hard to fine in any politicians words.

its gotten to a point that when I see the regular lib crowd Fiesty, bev old navy guy I know that the name calling isnt far away. Brian I understand your frustration but hold onto your anger and try to rise above the slandering and name calling. I know its hard sometimes.......I often have to bite my tongue. I am combat trained with 10 years of service to our country and know when to listen and when to talk. I am capable of taking care of myself and do not worry much about people inflicting anything but verbal abuse at me or my family. The thing that motivates me is remembering the scene at airport in 1970 and the abuse we took going home! The blithering and spewing that goes on when liberals are demonstrating or spewing their hatred is as vile now as it was then. I know it can get old sounding, but I will never get the picture out of my mind of the Young Marine meeting his daughter (3 months old) at the airport and getting rancid pig blood tossed on him and her. It was a moment that has formed bias ever since.

Brian b is eluded.

The thing that motivates me is remembering the scene at airport in 1970 and the abuse we took going home

That's funny, the thing that motivates me is 'W' & the "Dick' stealing not one but two elections, and driving this country to the verge of collapse!

Not to mention, killing thousands of Americans & hundred of thousands of innocent civilians with two bull@!$%# wars!

Your an evil vile human being and sometimes I feel I'm being kind with the human being part!

Wow! Can you believe the (Dumocarts). They are crying about the sin of sex, with their party is driving this great country broke.

One talked about the repubs and the medicare, Dumocarts, who passed the largest medical mistake in history. A blind man can see that.

Both parties are bunch people that think, they know what the country needs, a passing bills, that 9 times out of ten, that works against the welfare of this country.

Would love to see the voters of the country to stand up and vote new people into congress, instead of the same ones.

I was very active member of DNC, until they started crying about everything, then lying about everything, both parties. I was in the party for 55 years, so I have seen alot. we need changes in this country now! But not what our President wants.

Dumocarts, face the truth for a change, ask your party, cut the debt, and quit adding programs we do not need now.

its gotten to a point that when I see the regular lib crowd Fiesty, bev old navy guy I know that the name calling isnt far away

Your an evil vile human being and sometimes I feel I'm being kind with the human being part!

And you sweetie, are a effin hypocrite!

I do thank you for proving it far more elequently than I EVER could of...

When you start to practice what you so sanctimoniously preach, you might have a 'tich' of credibility, until then you come across as another troll who lives under the bridge!

Jolly, that is an outright lie about the pig blood. Brianb, you are a liar, too. Go ahead, get your "gun" and come on over. Lying hypocrite...

See the difference between a Republican and a Democrat(at least as of late), Rog, is that a Democrat has the wherewithall to eventually bow out. Look at Spitzer, Greevy, and Edwards, Republicans don't just look at Ensign, Vitter, and Sandford.

Brianb, if you are truly interested in showing dirt on both sides of the aisle, how about a comparative list of offendors from both sides of the aisle, see who's is longer, 1900's through now. Should be interesting for the many lacking in history. Also should show that politics is a very corruptive influence, regardless of party affiliation.

Do not defend a sleazebag, Republican or Democrat! You only make yourself look like one of them. Get rid of them all...................now.....................not tomorrow...................now! Two wrongs do not make a right, still!

@brianb, I have no idea what point you are trying to make or what these lists are supposed to prove. None of it has anything to do with ensign or the matter at hand. But congratulations, you know how to google.

I'd recommend you use some of your reading skill to learn about logic and debate.

In the meantime, and like many other pragmatic people, I don't give a rat's_ass what someone does in their personal life. I don't care who they have sex with, what orientation they are or under what terms they abide in their marriage or other personal and consensual relationships.

It doesn't matter that Hoover wore a dress or that Clinton had mistresses. It's NOBODY'S BUSINESS but theirs.

What I DO care about is that they do the job and that they represent their constituents honestly.

When someone runs and represents themselves by a platform, and advocates a certain behavior but lives their own life by a different set of rules, THAT'S dishonest. When someone condemns others for actions while secretly doing those same things, THAT's REALLY dishonest. When that condemnation is strictly limited to political opponents, that's beyond dishonest. And when someone breaks the law, and commits resources to thread legal loopholes to escape punishment, (as in bribes and payoffs), well that's still criminal.

Ensign is a worthless senator, not because he's gop, because he's a worthless senator. But that's for the people of nevada to deal with... vote him or vote him out based on how you view his sorry performance.

But defending him (or any other criminal) based solely on the merit of your shared political leanings is also dishonest. ... and really, really pathetic.

Exactly, Rashinal! I simply don't care about any politician's sex life. I care that the US is in a war on two fronts. I care that our economy has tanked and that I -- and millions of Americans -- can't get any sort of reasonable health insurance.

Instead of providing us with long lists of sinful democrats (as if we couldn't provide equally long lists of republican sinners), I would like to see BrianB actually address the charge others have leveled -- how hypocritical it is that so many republican politicians try to legislate our moral behavior, but apparently hold themselves to a whole different set of values.

jollyoldsoul1,

You have my appologies for the actions of others in the 70s, although it would be meaningless to you. However, I would ask you to look in the present as these soldiers come back from combat in Iraq and Afgahnistan. It has become clear to the American people that soldiers are not at fault for the duties they are ordered to do. I certainly see the respect they deserve being given to those that have served.

Even while blogging, you should note that no ill will has been cast on soldiers in this day and age.

Nothing but my thanks to you for your service, regardless of the war. Now, about those nasty republicans... lol!

Brianb, why dont you list some republican sex scandals?

My favorite is RNC using donor funds to wine and dine repub donors in a lesbian bondage S&M bar.

Or Governor Sanford disappearing for days to "visit" his mistress, while no one knew where he was.

Mike Duvall, Republican member of the California State Assembly, resigned after his sex comments were broadcast in Sept. 2009. In the video, the married family-values crusader talks about women he said he slept with -- at least one of whom appeared to be a lobbyist with business before the utilities committee on which Duvall sat .

In 2009 Alan David Berlin an aide for Senator Jane Orie of Pennsylvania. He is also a furry who contacted a fifteen year old boy over the internet, and offered to "yiff" the boy in a panda outfit, while his parents weren't home.

2008 Robert McKee, Republican delegate from Western Maryland, resigned after authorities seized two computers, videotapes and printed materials from his Hagerstown home in a child pornography investigation. McKee also resigned his position as executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County

2007 Robert "Bob" Allen, Florida state Rep. arrested in the afternoon at a Veteran's Memorial Park for solicitation of prostitution from an undercover male officer inside a restroom. Bob "offer[ed] to perform oral sex for $20", later claimed that his offer had something to do with his being afraid of black people.

2007 John David Roy Atchison, Republican prosecutor, was arrested for soliciting sex from a 5-year old girl, then killed himself three weeks later. At the time of his arrest, Atchison was an "assistant U.S. attorney"

Larry Craig, Republican Senator for Idaho, was arrested on July 11, 2007, by plainclothes police officer investigating complaints of lewd behavior in a Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport airport men's room. On August 8 in Hennepin County Municipal Court in Bloomington, Minnesota, Craig entered a guilty plea and paid a $500 fine.

2007 Richard Curtis, Washington State Rep., resigned from the House after reports of his sexual encounter with a male escort became public. Curtis has an anti-gay rights voting record.

2006 Steve Aiken, campaign manager for a Republican candidate for Congress in Arizona, former Quakertown, PA, police officer and self-proclaimed reverend, was convicted of having sex with two underage girls.

Louis Beres chairman of the Christian Coalition of Oregon. 3 of his family members accuse him of molesting them when they were pre-teens. In August 06, Beres confessed.

2006 Howard L. BrooksRepublican legislative aide and adviser to a California assemblyman, was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.

2006 Larry Corrigan, Republican operative and Director of Operations and Budget at King County Prosecutor's Office, OR, was arrested for soliciting sex from 13-year old girls.

2006 Carey Lee Cramer,Political consultant and anti-Kerry ad producer, tried for molesting two young girls, one of whom lived with him, and was 8 yrs old; the other starred in an anti-Kerry commercial.

2006 Mark Foley, Republican Representative, Florida Sixteenth Congressional District. Resigned after trying to solicit sex from male congressional pages via an instant messenger program.

There are just so many, too tired to do em all

I really do look forward to the press she creates. She has diarrhea of the mouth, no?

My, my, another night of vitriol ! ! ! Don't you think there is enough blame to go around for everyone without making this a bigger mess than it already is? There certainly is enough blame - on both sides of the aisle - without pointing fingers. Why all the hate? You should be saving it for those who really deserve it . . . . That, in my humble opinion, would be the folks in the "Beltway" that keep progress on the debt issue from being made - and not the many "criminals" that have been pointed out (here) this evening (as their days are either over or mostly over). There are a lot of folks "under the dome" that would have you believe they're doing something productive, when in reality, they're actually obstructionists. They're actually more interested in getting attention - than actually doing something productive and constructive. I, for one, was against the current conflict and I'm definitely against the additional toll of Afghanistan. As of this evening, the cost of these two conflicts have cost over $1 trillion according to several "think tanks" as well as the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Back in 2007, it was estimated (by the National Priorities Project) that the Iraq war had cost the average American about $4,100.00. Now we have the added expense of Afghanistan. If my memory serves me right, Tim Russert interviewed Vice President Cheney (about a week before the war), and opined (theorized) that all of the documents he had seen - left him with the opinion/impression that the original conflict - then estimated at a mere two year involvement - would cost at least $100 billion (the war itself $80 billion and $10 billion for recovery of Baghdad). As of February 2010, about $704 billion has been spent (based on estimates of current expenditure rates). These rates from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) estimate between $8 billion and $12 billion are being spent on the two conflicts monthly. These figures are significantly more than the estimates published prior to the Iraq War. All of this brings me to my point - why does everyone seem to be so mortified and distracted by Senator John Ensign? And, why are you wasting your time arguing about Democrats, Republicans, and their petty behavioral issues - when the elephant in the same room - is costing American taxpayers roughly $8 billion every month . . . . I would hope many of you would shift gears to "greener pastures " and start writing letters to your elected officials about ending this stupid war, the way the Veterans Administration is not taking care of our service men and women when they need help, and the need for them to pass a budget - not a continuing resolution. I'm a 26+ year Navy veteran (with a service connected disability). I remember when the government was shut down during Regan's term (a man whom I admired). I went without being paid - as did the rest of my fellow service-members - while the two parties went about the bickering of the day (not much has changed in tha sense). Luckily, I had savings, and managed to survive. However, some of my contemporaries didn't. Since regulations prohibited "loaning" money, I chose to give money to needy sailors as they couldn't buy baby formula, food, and other essentials needed for daily living. Something similar is about to happen again - with many folks being held hostage by congress. These continuing resolutions (CRs) for whatever length are unacceptable and leave those who can least afford a shut down - in a significant lurch. The CRs are not in the best interest of either America - or the fighting men and women who serve us so well. I urge you to write your representatives and get them to act. Don't waste any more vitriol on those that can't effect a change in policy! Write your elected officials today!

Keeper of the False Dawn,

Although you have good points in your post, you are placing it in the wrong blog. You see, the title of this article brings about the discussion of it. I'm sure others like myself have opinions in the catagories you mentioned, but we tend to put them in the articles that pertains to them.

Spoken by a true Kennedy Worshiping Liberal. At least Ensign didnt kill his mistress!

FIKES:

B S............

No, not yet.

Fikes, he didn't have to kill his mistress, his daddy paid her off.

FIKES - you're an idiot, get your facts straight. Oh yeah, forgot you're writing like a true FOX contributor by not checking the facts first! Kennedy didn't kill his mistress; they were in a car accident where she died as a result. Ensign didn't have to kill his mistress because his parents thought it was cheaper to just pay them off with $96,000. Of course, the money probably came from Ensign campaign funds for all we know. Hummm, maybe he's afraid the question of where the money came from is going to be exposed.

I agree there's controversy on both sides. Everyone that's a perfect person please stand up! I agree he's staying until he can be assured that his retirement and benefits are guaranteed and in place before he leaves. If he leaves now, he loses - WOW just like the rest of those unemployed! HA

As for Huckabee, well I lived in NC bordering SC; people from the bible-belt for the most part are loving Christians. The politicians on the other hand, well what can I say except they appear to hide behind their "holier than thou, do as I say not as I do" attitudes. Shame on Huckabee, I thought he was a man of the cloth; guess politics pays more. What was I thinking? For him to condemn the actress that's pregnant and unmarried but yet spoke in praise for Palin's daughter when Palin was running for President that her daugher was in a loving family environment. How the hell does he know what this actress plans or knows about her? He should keep his big mouth closed if he doesn’t know what he’s taking about. He's doing his best talking stupid just to get folks to buy his books!

hahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahaha..... OMG I didnt get any further than Kennedy didn't kill his mistress; they were in a car accident where she died as a result. It justdoesnt get any funnier than that. And then she basicially says......that Ensign would have killed her ...if his parents paid her off. LMFAO...... Remember when they told you not to take the yellow acid because of the flashbacks. Well HERE THEY ARE!

Jolly, you are a liar...

I think you hear about Republican scandals more because the press is liberal and reluctant to air the Democrat's dirty laundry.

Only when they get caught. His problem, like many before him, he didn't do enought to cover it up.

They air the Dems dirty laundry, but it doesn't effect people much because the dems don't use family values as a banner for the party like the Republicans do.

Because they primarily have none!

They air the Dems dirty laundry, but it doesn't effect people much because the dems don't use family values as a banner for the party like the Republicans do.

Exactly.

That's because the Dems don't have any family values. Familys don't come first with them, just the power trip is all the Dems care about.

Clark you are delusional, it has been said there are just has many dems as rep who have had affairs

I think you hear about Republican scandals more because the press is liberal and reluctant to air the Democrat's dirty laundry.

yeah, cause there's not a news organization that reports on only the democrat's mistakes. one with the name of an animal? faux, no that's not it, although it might as well be.

Republican scandals receive more attention because they think the are morally superior to everyone else and, hence are more judgemental even with their policy. Once they started this moralistic platform in the 90's via Phyllis Schlaffly, Tom DeLay, Henry Hyde, Rich Bond, Bill Bennett, Ralph Reed, Newt Gingrich, ad nauseum, it has picked everyone's interest when they fall to the great sin of hypocrisy. And fall they did....gambling, adultery, greed and pretty much all of them committed hypocritical sins except for Dr. Schlaffly...but then again her son is gay, so that makes her the worst in her society...a bad domineering mother.

Jan-318400, what are you talking about witch, don't you know that republicans don't have any family values either, they only like to lie and talk about it making people think they do, now what is worse. and to name a few: the congressman who talked alot of family values and how homosexually was wrong and was caught wanting sex from a man. then the man who wanted Clinton impeached and went after him, only to find he was also having an affair. I know you a republican, but wake up and smell the coffee.

RE: ENSIGN...........WOW...Imagine all of a sudden his family 1ST. What a LOUSE!!!!! Why is he waiting so long to quit! He should have been gone a long time ago. I guess he wants to be able to live in that "WASHINGTON DC-C STREET WH*RE HOUSE" for a while longer !!!!!!!!!!!

lu-2005066

Time for you to wake up ! How long have you been sleeping, anyway. Your kind is ruining this (USA) country!@

"Speaking of hateful zealots, cue the moonbat bleatings.."Hypocrisy" "Family values" blah blah blah
"

Speaking of 'hateful sealots', I think they get it from listening to all that "Obama EPIC FAIL, OBAMA BAD," and other nonsense that keeps playing nonstop on these boards daily.

Hateful zealots like Rush "The Drugster" Limbaugh or Glenn "Nazi Fetish" Beck? Yeah, watch out for those guys.

Your right the Republicans are so outstanding… That Bill Clinton was so a bad person… Newt served his wife who was dying of cancer with divorce papers so he could marry the think he was sleeping with, while investigating Clinton for doing the same thing Newt did. No Hypocrisy here. Not at bit. Newt was so outstanding and up right he did it two more times.

The morals that Republicans have today sound like it came out of the C.S. Lewis’ “Screw tape letters”.

Yep, the hypocrisy of the family values goofballs. You got it.

Did Ensign hang around long enough to secure the fat 'retirement' benefits?

Disgusting!

Kamran, what he did is despicable but your anger is way beyond this story. Wow.

Hmmm, Kamran your ability to express yourself needs a lot of improvement. Socially acceptable language can hit harder than vulgar language.

If your sentiment is sincere, then you can only logically agree that Hillary Rodham Clinton has no self pride.

I Must Be Dreaming

They allowed the social security funds to be raided and allowed the billions that go to foreign countries... as our people lose their homes jobs etc !

Social Security is solvent until 2037; but Wall Street is salivating like Pavlov's dogs to get it.

lets save the government money, strip this person of his pension and insurance benefits.

Social Security is solvent to 2037...? Or until the nitwits in charge decide to do something else stupid. Which they will...They haven't proven any different yet...

Ted Kennedy didn't get out even after he knew that his tumor was terminal.No one even said a thing about him drawing his pay,without being in Washington.All Washington scum is bought and paid for by the corporations of the land.Corporations call the shots,and that fact is more prominent today than ever before.The healthcare industry writes the healthcare bill(1300 lobbyists),Walmart pushes to pass NAFTA,Exxon gets to keep rights for futures oil trading,just to keep the price inflated,yes boys and girls,you have been duped.Now,get behind your favorite political party and cheer them on!They love it when you fall in line.

Why is'nt Senator Ensign being investigated by the ethics committee and being removed from the Senate? He needs to be removed as quickly as possible, and be stripped of his pension, which he has not earned. He definately should NOT be allowed to stay in the Senate another two years in order to steal his pension and health care benefits for the rest of his life! Republicans wanted Clinton impeached, so I think it is time the Democrates start demanding equal treatment for Republicans.

Not only should Ensign be impeached, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney should both be tried for treason!

For some reason, only Democrats who cheat are unable to continue in politics or get impeached (Clinton, Edwards, Spitzer, etc.)

When it's a Republican they always seem to get a pass (Gingrich, Ensign, Vitter, etc.) Maybe the conservative media is to blame for not calling these people out for their immoral behavior? Gingrich even thinks he might run for President, after cheating on two wives (the first one dying of cancer.)

Why is'nt Senator Ensign being investigated by the ethics committee and being removed from the Senate?

Why ? because the republican party believes in and mandates their own hypocrisy. I don't mean that as a slam or an accusation, I mean it as a well documented fact. They stick together and back each other as long as the perpetrator continues to preach the sanctioned talking points. The fact isn't even hidden or denied.. it's part of the solemn dogma as set by Reagan. Under bush and GOP rule, NO republican was investigated and even questioned.. there was NO oversight at all other than the DOJs illegal witch hunts aimed solely at political foes.

Now that the gop holds the house, there will again be NO oversight of there own, only deliberate fishing expeditions against democrats. This should trouble everyone !

Much writing here makes referrals to Clinton and Edwards who were demonized and vilified by the right.. but Ensign, Gingritch, Vitter, Delay and many others have been defended and "given a pass"for doing the SAME things. Even Bristol Palin , a child having a child out of wedlock was given a pass and praised ! But Natalie Portman is now vilified and criticized for the same thing, even-though she's a successful adult.

Like I said before, I dont think ANY of these indiscretions should be fodder for political bashing. I don't give a crap about these largely religious faux guidelines. It has NOTHING to do with being an effective leader and representative.

BUT , as I also said: defending any of these people on the sole basis of your shared political leanings is dishonest. ... and really, really pathetic. (and dare I say : UNAMERICAN)

" Does anybody doubt that when Fox announces this news, they will indentify the good senator's party affiliation as (D)?"

Hahaha! I love it when Fox-bashing has to come into play because of the lack of anything intelligent to say. Next, you will be blaming the situation on Bush....oh wait, that tactic is only used when defending those from the Left.

hey! i'll blame bush! I don't know why... but who cares!? blame Bush, blame Obama it doesn't matter. All you people want is more for your SELF! and hey! at least the dems PRETEND to care about people. Yes a lot of them are just as selfish, want money and are immoral, but you repubs make it clear you want people jobless, homeless and dead! That's coldblooded, heartless. Yes these dems are awful people, but you repubs are MONSTERS! I think parties should be done away with so that every individual can be responsible for his/her own thoughts instead of piggy backing on fame-hungry pundits or just being all out brainwashed. Even little kids know the difference between right and wrong. You people disgust me!

They have done this "misidentifying the party" thing way to often to be a simple mistake. Just watch. ensign WILL have a (d) or nothing after his name when fox devotes the 2 seconds they will to minimum the damage to their masters in the pug party!

DANA, you silly person. Fox has done this repetitively. It didn't mistakenly identify Spitizer as a (R). Nor did it identify Edwards as a (R). But there have been a laughable number of corrupt-and-caught-in-hypocrisy Republicans that Fox has identified as (D). Foley, for one. There are others I have viewed, but their slimy names escape me.

So my post was germane. You can call it Fox-bashing, but the sad truth is that my comment is based in...uh...truth.

But don't let it get under your skin. Enjoy your Fox News for entertainment purposes. Just never forget that it is the only American news group that has ever fought to win and won a favorable Supreme Court ruling allowing it to knowingly and intentionally lie and mislead its viewers. That's some more truth, you betcha'.

By the way, I am so unintelligent in matters about news media study that I had to go out and get a journalism degree. What are your qualifications in the field of news? Yeah...that's what I thought.

Reminds me of the Fox reporting on the demonstrations in Wisconsin. What Fox showed was a couple of people pushing and shoving a couple of cops while yelling at them. Of course this is an example of those violent union thugs the poor Republican governor has to put up with -- right?? Well -- one problem --- the palm trees in the background. Palm trees don't grow in Wisconsin. Just another "accident" or "mistake" from the Fox Propaganda Network.

George: Why is Clinton rewarded for cheating and then lying about it on national tv?

He really wasn't rewarded jan .he was impeached ,but then again a vast majority of america thought the whole thing was b.s. top begin with .

I don't seem to recall Clinton trying to buy anyone off like Ensign.

Ensign, on the other hand (1) admitted to an affair with a campaign aide; (2) the aide's husband served as Ensign's deputy chief of staff; (3) Ensign helped the aide's husband find a new job (something that unless you are a US Senator is hard to do in this economy); and (4) Ensign's parents admitted to bribing the aide and her husband with a payment of $96,000.00.

Now tell me truthfully, do you really believe Ensign has not committed a crime, and deserves to be alowed to finish his term and reap all the benefits????

You are right, dmaxwelltx, it doesn't have anything to do with party. But everyone enjoys seeing the clay feet of the idol broken.

You've got one of the best comments going here dmaxwelltx. Another case of thinking with the wrong head. A condition that has nothing to do with political party affiliation, and everything to do with the ultimate power of temptation that comes with power itself. The higher up you go in government positions and power, the more corrupt the power can be come as these people think they are above the laws and standards that the "common folk" have to follow.

Just another reason that governing needs to be accomplished at the lowest possible level. For example, who can do a better job of decision making when it comes to your school's needs? Washington DC or your city's school board. Who do you think will be more accountable to their community and voters? It's time to shrink the federal, and even some of the state governments, and return the power and accountability down to those local levels where responsibility is more easily maintained.

As for these idiots who commit these misjudgements, take away their goverment retirement benefits as a penalty, and ban them from holding office again.

C'mon Frank...Obama is responsible for a lot of things because of his position in the big House - this is not one of them. But since you brought it up, like all Presidents, he makes some good decisions and some bad ones. Name one thing that the "Repubs" have "blamed" on Obama that didn't rightly belong in his lap?

The recession.

Dana-girl

C'mon Frank...Obama is responsible for a lot of things because of his position in the big House - this is not one of them. But since you brought it up, like all Presidents, he makes some good decisions and some bad ones. Name one thing that the "Repubs" have "blamed" on Obama that didn't rightly belong in his lap?

Oh brother, I can in no way remember them all but...

Not killing pirates; Killing pirates but republicans say he murdered teenagers; Killing grandma; Death Panels; Freeing terrorists; The Great Recession; Refused bipartisanship; Lost the Olympics bid (and the republicans cheered); Socialized Commerce and America in general; Failed to get involved in Egypt; Butted in to Egypt's business; the HCR had hidden money in it; Allowing his wife to get fat.

Whew, just a few off the top of my head.

You are so right. Can we please stop pretending that one party has the moral high ground. The two party system has failed us all.

You must be new to this blog...every retiring Democrat has been mentioned here.

If this wasn't news - why did Ensign himself see fit to have a press conference to announce this?

Get your head out of your butt - you're being used.

I would "assume" the "whitewash got washed off with the muck came off? Bad morals hasn't anything to do with party, just like "Family Values" isn't owned by one party. Too many Republicans paint themselves with whitewash while underneath just as corrupt as a rotten apple. I'll say it again, don't pretend to be something your not. While your smearing someone else with muck you need to take a look at yourself.

Newt Gingrich was able to remain a Republican...and he's on Wife #3.

The GOP has a SC Governor and she sleeps around. The SC Governor prior to that went AWOL with his mistress.

Then you have Congressman with the wide stance in public bathroom stalls trolling for his next gay lover.

AND you have the last administration that at the very least misled us into a war, and potentially could have been convicted of treason and war crimes.

No, this schmucks in the right party.

BTW, what Republican President in the past 50 years could even compare to the greatness of Bill Clinton???

Certainly not the over rated Ronnie "I can't remember" Reagan.

Where is the proof the Gov Haley sleeps around?

Yea, Clinton set a wonderful example, shoving cigars up into a girl's hoochie in the Oval office and getting bjs, why didn't he just go ahead and bang her?

Finally to answer your question, Bush....both of them.

It was alledged by her GOP primary contender that she had 2 affairs, but it could be GOP lies.

Yep those Bush boys were some real winners, especially Jr. You could open up a phone book and randomly pick any name and you would find someone smarter than 43. BUT hey I blame the democrats for running someone that could not beat a moron?

It must suck for Kerry to know he could not beat the worst President in US history.

His SAT score was higher that Bedroom Bill

All of George W. Bush's SAT scores were bought and paid for by his daddy. George W. Bush never had to work a day in his life. There was nothing that he wanted that his daddy wouldn't buy for him.

He comes from a hideously corrupt family.