DITTO!
I remember somebody saying a while back that in some respects the media's bias towards conservatives has some benefits for Republicans. Republicans don't get away with much and are forced to abandon those who say and do stupid things. Liberals, on the other hand, get away with so much that the Democrat party is filled with people who have mountains of stupid or scandalous skeletons in their closets. I think this situation may prove the point. A Republican who made mistakes like this wouldn't have lasted this long.