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Let me choose my words carefully here ... as I said, the reality is that big-league politics inherently involves the rest of the family being along for the ride as well. It's worse now with 365/24/7 media, but it's pretty much always been the case. A career in big-time politics is not a normal existence, regardless of party and philosophy. I do think it takes a certain amount of dedication and focus and, for lack of a better term, selfishness to get ahead in it ... qualities that would, even if we're talking about the best possible people, serve to distract one from certain family concerns. Bottom line, it's no surprise that so many political families have a certain level of dysfunction ... because at its core, and again it's regardless of party or philosophy and it may involve people who are good people and whom I support and vote for, politics is inherently a dysfunctional way of life.

You are spot on. And I think maybe instead of comparing the relative sins and crimes of the wives and offspring of politicos of either party as if it were relevant, we would all be better if we swore off making hay over any of the actions of the families. I mean in the last year we have had Clelseas cleavage, Jenna and Barbara's drinking, now Noels scoring some xanax, Cindy McCains problems, Lauras auto accident, Jeb Bush's son's love problems. I think we ought to leave all these poor people alone. I would hate to have a spotlight on the people I love and our little problems. It is just small to get into all this. Noel needs a lawyer and a doctor and it is not our business otherwise.