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Oops, I Did It Again

By Thomas Jeffrey

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Article Posted: Thursday June 18, 2009

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Proving again that the Republican Party can talk the talk, but can definitely not walk the walk, yet another one of their ranks has come forward and admitted to some extramarital hanky-panky — this time with a former campaign aid. But the ladies and gentlemen, the story doesn’t appear end there.

Nevada Senator John Ensign, married with three children, hastily called a news conference this past Tuesday on his home turf of Las Vegas, Nevada, to acknowledge an affair with a then-unnamed female staffer (The woman in question has since been identified as Cynthia Hampton, who worked as treasurer in a couple of election/political committees for the good Senator). Mr. Ensign stated that he took full responsibility for his actions and that the entire ordeal has taken an incredible personal toll on his family. But the devil, as they say, is in the details.

Since Tuesday, several news organizations — some reputable and some not so much — have been reporting on a possible bribery angle to this entire bruhaha, with Mrs. Hampton’s husband, who also worked for Senator Ensign as a senior aid, pumping the Nevada Congressman for hush money so that they could continue to afford their plush digs in an exclusive gated community in suburbs of Sin City.

But the real elephant in the room with regards to Senator Ensign’s admitted behavior is his holier-than-thou image that he careful crafted throughout his career in Washington, D.C., starting with his admonishment of former president Bill Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky matter to his recent tirades against gay marriage, stauchly arguing for the “preservation of the most important structure in our society.”

Now, after having resigned his leadership post within the GOP, the next question is whether or not Mr. Ensign’s political career can survive the almost guaranteed forthcoming revelations surrounding this burgeoning scandal. As for this Leftwing Nutjob, I predict that Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons with be busy appointing a new state senator by the end of the summer.

Sources:

Ex-campaign aide to Sen. Ensign confirms affair
John Ensign, Defender of Marriage—Except His Own
Admission clouds Nevada Sen. John Ensign’s future

- posted by: Thomas Jeffrey and Jun 18, 08:52 PM in GOP Hypocricy

 

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