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6/24/2011

The Reason To Care When Sleazy Pols' Private Lives Become Public


WASHINGTON -- Andrew Breitbart says he is "not a fan" of Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) for the same reason he doesn't like ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner: Both led sleazy secret lives that could have compromised the public trust.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/20/andrew-breitbart-david-vitter-weiner_n_880868.html
I think Mr.Breitbart has made an excellent point; he condemns political sleaziness by any public figure regardless of party affiliation because it opens the figure to the risk of blackmail. 
 Conservatives who call themselves patriots, despite personally being draft dodgers and tax evaders, hypocritically condemn only the liberals when they get caught.
Likewise, those who (like me) gave liberals like Clinton and Frank a pass for their dalliences, were wrong.   These could have developed into dangerous or harmful  blackmail situations, compromising the security and trust of the people.

3 comments:

Clarke said...

One of my 1st thoughts when the Weiner saga popped up; would he keep his job if he were a high school teacher? I doubt it. And shouldn't we expect at least as much from the people we send forth to represent us in government? He represents all of his constituents, children too.

Rick B said...

Really? You think these politicians are going to be blackmailed by some fat cat or corporate lobbyist because of a little dalliance, when they can easily be bought off with bags of legal campaign donations instead? First get the money out of politics, then we can worry about blackmailing of sleazebags.

Capt Hargreaves (RET) said...

Rick, your devotion to your cherished priorities seems to blind you to alternative positions. It is possible to worry about more than one thing at a time. To deny the efficacy of blackmail is to admit rank naivity.