I heard the same thing today, KK...I suspect that story will break tomorrow or Friday...

Hank, it does matter, at least somewhat...I agree that anyone who cheats on their spouse is putz, but someone who has self-righteously attacked others for doing the same is committing something more than adultery...they're committing severe hypocrisy, too.

Ensign said that President Clinton had no credibility after his affair with Lewinsky, and that Clinton should resign. He then was a full on supporter of Clinton's impeachment, perhaps the biggest waste of time and money on a witchhunt ever committed by any Congress.

He also said that Larry Craig was "a disgrace" and ought to resign when he was caught playing footsie with an undercover cop posing as a gay prostitute.

Strangely enough, Ensign had plenty of hypocrisy running long before he was busted on this one...he didn't think that David Vitter (R-LA) ought to resign when he was busted for cheating on his wife.

What are the differences?

Well, Vitter would have been replaced by a Democrat, since the Governor of LA was a Democrat at the time...political expediency over his faith and hard held beliefs? Clearly.

Of course, Larry Craig would have been replaced by another Republican...a perfect time to flex his [censored] righteous indignation. Plus, Craig's a homo, and that sure is a good way to get the Religious Right in a froth.

Maybe Ensign was already banging his aide when Vitter got busted, so envisioned a possiblity down the road when he would be in the exact same position, so softened his stance a bit?

Ensign has also made statement after statement about gay marriage...mainly that he hates it, those who might want it, and those who support...based on his overwhelming belief in the "sanctity of marriage"...in quotes because it's important to note that it's clearly not all that important to Ensign, at least not as important as hating gay people.

For a guy who has made his career as an ultra-socially conservative anti-anything that offends his marriage or his faith, he is the ultimate in hypocrisy.

Wait for the rest of the stories to come out...and they will...there have been rumblings about him banging aides since 2001 or 2002...long before, and during the time he was self-righteously banging others about the head with his Bible.

Fish on...

Todd