[Alberta's Child]

In case you haven't noticed this over the years, Republicans have much higher standards when it comes to this kind of thing. Many attributes that would utterly disqualify a Republican candidate in the eyes of conservatives are actually REQUIRED in Democratic candidates.

There's nothing wrong with this, of course -- despite how inconvenient it can often be. This is exactly how people with solid moral/ethical principles approach their duties as citizens. If the Republican Party wants to appeal to voters with solid moral/ethical principles, then they'll promote candidates who appeal to people with solid moral/ethical principles. The Democrats long ago gave up the notion that they have any interest in this kind of voter.

[Jameison]

"In case you haven't noticed this over the years, Republicans have much higher standards when it comes to this kind of thing. "

Republicans are better people than RATS.
No question about that.
But he have had our share of corrupt oficials.
We just had a Republican congressman, "Duke" Cunningham, put in jail for corruption, and currently the Republican governor of Ohio, Bob Taft is mirred in corruption even as we speak.
Bernard Kerik being corrupt, is not equal to Rudy being corrupt.
It's like saying President Bush is corrupt because he used to be friends with Ken Lay.
It's a non-issue.