First, Indiana Republican Representative Mark Souder has announced he's resigning from Congress because he had an affair with a staffer. He's served eight terms. "In the poisonous environment of Washington D.C.," he said in a statement, "any personal failing is seized upon, often twisted for political gain. I am resigning rather than put my family through that painful, drawn-out process." Okay, Congressman, but some politicians do survive personal failings, scandals. Wasn't there a president named Clinton? And a senator named...well, I could go on...
Then came word that Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat hoping to replace retiring Chris Dodd in the Senate, has been lying to the voters about his military record. The New York Times cited several quotes, like: "We have learned something important since the days that I served in Vietnam." Trouble is, of course, he never did. Several deferments, then service in the Reserves, working in programs like "Toys for Tots." Oooops. No Nam.
I don't know what it is this year. Something in the water?
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