“David Vitter appears to be a solid conservative in the Senate. Regardless of his mistakes in his personal life, we would be much better served if we did not throw him under the bus because of this.”
I agree.
We lost a senate race in Arkansas because the GOP nominee had (horrors!) a divorce. Newt’s a non-starter, and another good Pres possibility is out due to divorce (Owens).
The Democrats are gleeful to see this.
They get the hedonist vote anyway, and drug use (Obama), Infidelity (Clinton), multiple marriages and sexual harrassment (Dodd, Kennedy), etc. dont make their leaders unpopular.
These politicians are public servants, emphasis on servants. They serve us, so we ought not think of them as perfect, but as human beings. We need to expect them to have the standards of integrity and competence and character that we would want in good employee, but not expect perfection always.
Said elsewhere on the thread: “No one is saying that cheating on one’s spouse is not a serious character flaw. It is, but we must also understand that every now and then, even the best of people can give into temptation and do things they wouldn’t otherwise do. Everyone is susceptible to this, it is part of our human nature”
That’s about right. It would also be most important for him to get right with his wife on this, and for him not to lie about it (a la Clinton) or continue it.
“To Err is Human, To Forgive Divine”
I think it is funny how no one seems to mind that Fred Thompson is divorced.