Hypocrisy Comes In Layers...Apparently
Ok, riddle me this, Batman: Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana comes out and confesses that he had been with a prostitute (only because the famous DC madam's phone book was about to be released, of course). He apologizes and asks that he be allowed to move forward with the knowledge that he's atoned for his sin(s). Of course, his atonement really was nothing more than potentially destabilizing his marriage and dealing with his 15 minutes of infamy. You get two layers of hypocrisy in this case. Vitter's hypocrisy is obvious because he was all about Clinton resigning during his romp in the oval office with Monica. The wife's hypocrisy is a little more subtle (and to be fair, defensible). In 2000, this was her take on the Clinton affair:
Asked by an interviewer in 2000 whether she could forgive her husband if she learned he'd had an extramarital affair, as Hillary Clinton and Bob Livingston's wife had done, Wendy Vitter told the Times-Picayune: "I'm a lot more like Lorena Bobbitt than Hillary. If he does something like that, I'm walking away with one thing, and it's not alimony, trust me."
Apparently when the shoe comes to rest on that foot, the decision becomes a little harder. To be fair, she had a tough choice to make. The easy out is to dump the husband (or wife) and not try and make the marriage work. That is certainly her choice to make. But the public hypocrisy can still be pointed out (and should).
But now we have Idaho Senator Larry Craig reveal (months after the fact) that he was arrested for (and plead guilty to) lewd conduct in a Minneapolis airport bathroom. Of course, he proclaims loudly that he's not gay (protesting too much, perhaps?). But now the GOP starts calling for Craig to resign. Nice. If Craig had only been picked up while propositioning a prostitute, I guess he wouldn't be in the hot water he is now. Apparently its only "resignation worthy" if its potentially a homosexual act. The people of Louisiana (and Idaho) must be proud.
To be honest, with the sunlight that the Internet is providing on these hypocritical losers (on both sides of the aisle, this example just happens to be on the GOP side), I don't see how anyone could stay in office too long. Power really does corrupt, and Washington is awash in it.
Asked by an interviewer in 2000 whether she could forgive her husband if she learned he'd had an extramarital affair, as Hillary Clinton and Bob Livingston's wife had done, Wendy Vitter told the Times-Picayune: "I'm a lot more like Lorena Bobbitt than Hillary. If he does something like that, I'm walking away with one thing, and it's not alimony, trust me."
Apparently when the shoe comes to rest on that foot, the decision becomes a little harder. To be fair, she had a tough choice to make. The easy out is to dump the husband (or wife) and not try and make the marriage work. That is certainly her choice to make. But the public hypocrisy can still be pointed out (and should).
But now we have Idaho Senator Larry Craig reveal (months after the fact) that he was arrested for (and plead guilty to) lewd conduct in a Minneapolis airport bathroom. Of course, he proclaims loudly that he's not gay (protesting too much, perhaps?). But now the GOP starts calling for Craig to resign. Nice. If Craig had only been picked up while propositioning a prostitute, I guess he wouldn't be in the hot water he is now. Apparently its only "resignation worthy" if its potentially a homosexual act. The people of Louisiana (and Idaho) must be proud.
To be honest, with the sunlight that the Internet is providing on these hypocritical losers (on both sides of the aisle, this example just happens to be on the GOP side), I don't see how anyone could stay in office too long. Power really does corrupt, and Washington is awash in it.