[duckln]

There are tangibles here that cannot be ignored

In Gingrich's and Thomas's they were not ignored, they filled the press for weeks. In Clintons case also his tryst was fodder for months.

Upshot was that in niether cases, once the smoke cleared, has it substancially effected the positions they take.

You also seem to propose a lot of 'ifs'. To be short, your

.If this only involved the word of a young girl and not an undercover policewoman

I may believe a young girl over a 'phone sex' expert. Where is she?

[_Jim]

In ... Thomas's they were not ignored,

What absolute smoke!

You're not a true conservative, are you?

Are you using your spouses nick here on the board?

[Wild Irish Rogue]

"If this only involved the word of a young girl and not an undercover policewoman

I may believe a young girl over a 'phone sex' expert. Where is she?"

I take umbrage with your description of an LE officer,as a phone sex expert. More than likely,they were part of the vice squad or a special pedophile squad.They deal with the dregs of society on a daily basis, so the rest of us don't have to. No matter how you try and spin for Scott-there are 2 incontrovertible facts:
#1. Scott Ritter was arrested
#2. The file is sealed

My point again is this-if Scott Ritter is innocent-he should have been on every talk show,this am, screaming from the mountain tops,that he was framed. For once,Scott Ritter is silent.