[Graybeard58]

Ping to a Republican-American Editorial.

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[Redbob]

There is one respect in which the Spitzer case is unlike that of Mark Sanford: Spitzer had always projected a holier-than-thou self-righteousness in his extortion of assorted businesses and businessmen in the name of “fairness” and full disclosure, and all the while he was consorting with the seediest of callgirls.
Mark Sanford never pretended to be the Second Coming, and had an affair based on at least his definition of “love,” illicit though it was.

[the invisib1e hand]

Much of that applies to Republican Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina

Perhaps. But all of it applies to Barack Hussein Obama.

[CutePuppy]

To be a true cororarry... colorary... corollary (finally, “Spitzed” it out) this requires more than one tangent.

The differences are, of course, that Spitzer is a rich, liberal, populist, enforcer of all that’s public good, corruption fighter, and a loving husband Democrat.

While Sanford has made little of moral issues, has been separated from his wife for some time, and is a Republican.

Hypocrisy is lacking from a corollary. Only sex is in common, and even there, the difference between using and paying for prostitutes (sin of the flesh), rather than having an affair with the woman he may have intended to marry after divorce (if one is or was forthcoming) but in any case, had feelings for (sin of the heart), is immense.

The real question is that of judgment - the timing and the way Sanford went about this was an incredible lack of one, especially for someone potentially harboring presidential ambitions. I could see a corollary there.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

My two cents, if Sanford wants to behave like a private citizen, he should be a private citizen, asap.

[Albion Wilde]

Waterbury Republican-American: Fifteen months ago, Mr. Spitzer quickly reached the inescapable conclusion that his turpitudes left him unfit for office. What say you, Gov. Sanford?

Gov. Sanford: Duuuuh, what's a turpitude?

[loveliberty2]

Betrayal of trust is the common denominator.

America's Founders were wise about human nature. That's why they took such care to structure a national constitution of government which would limit or curb the human tendency to abuse power, knowing that the trust would be in the hands of imperfect people. "If men were angels . . . ," (Madison) limits on power would be unnecessary.

There is even a Samuel Adams statement which deals with such would-be political power holders as Ensign, Sanford, Edwards, Spitzer, and Clinton (among others). It is this:

"He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections." Samuel Adams

In Adams' view, "moral obligations" cannot be compartmentalized into "personal" and "public," because betrayal of trust violates an internal moral code that either exists, or it doesn't exist. Betrayal of trust is serious business, whether it is in "private connections" or matters of State. Once a leader has been found to have "lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections," his "public connections" must bear careful scrutiny.

[randog]

...he is a Christian...

I did not know this. I can see shouting God's name in vain and not feeling like you need to wander the desert for forty days, but cheating on the wife and destroying your family requires that you chuck your faith lock, stock and barrel. A pox on the man.

[Eric Blair 2084]

Bud Light presents:

"REAL MEN OF GENIUS"

...(Real men of genius)

Today we salute you, Mr. Power Hungry Hypocrite Leftist Authoritarian Bully

...(Mr. Power Hungry Hypocrite Leftist Authoritarian Bully)

In your quest for higher political office and power you prosecuted everyone and ruined people in order to make a name for yourself...

...(You're an f'ing steamroller!)

Investment banks, research analysts, insurance companies, Native American tobacco retailers, $20 street hookers, jaywalkers, ticket scalpers, people who rip tags off mattresses, your mother

...(You're all going to jail)

The only person within a 500 mile radius you forgot to prosecute was yourself

...(Somebody convene a Grand Jury)

Other funny looking annoying rich men have to spend millions buying beautiful women condos, furs, BMW's, diamonds or proposing marriage in exchange for sex

...(where is the M3 convertible?)

You managed to get beautiful women by paying a miserly $80,000 for prostitutes over 10 years and risking criminal prosecution and public shame

...(Worth every penny)

Sure all pigs are created equal...but some pigs are more equal than others.

...(You're a special piece of pork!)

So crack open an ice cold Bud Light, oh $5,500 per hour call girl Governor...because the only people who were screwed here were the tax paying citizens

...(Mr. Power Hungry Hypocrite Leftist Authoritarian Bully)

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