Lying is what politicians DO. Get over it. It's WHAT they lie ABOUT that matters.

And let's face it, stupid sex stuff, and getting caught on stupid sex stuff, just doesn't cut it on the "OMG, LIAR!!!" meter in the political arena.

Just to be helpful, here's a list of stuff that LIES MATTER ABOUT when you're a politician:

Who funded your campaign.

Who promised you a cushy job when you retire from elected office.

Whether you ever committed a felony (especially if you got away with it.)

Whether you ever abused helpless animals.

Whether you engaged in conspiracy to subvert the course of justice.

What you promised to your largest campaign contributors.

How you plan to vote on a really, really critical issue right before the election.

Whether you ever committed deliberate, knowing and malicious plagiarism and/or intellectual fraud/property theft.

Whether you actually despise some group of citizens based on their race, religion, sexual orientation, etc.

Whether you leaked classified national security documents, information, or materials.


Notice what's not on the list?

Lying about sex is normal. Maintaining that lie when you're caught lying about sex is ALSO NORMAL. And it doesn't make a rat's ass worth of difference to whether someone is an effective lawmaker serving the interests of the constituents that elected her/him.

Sadly, obsessive pecksniffery and foofooraw generation in relation to any well-known individual's sex life, and/or their squirming when such pecksniffery is directed at them, is also normal. But it would be nice to get the hell over it soon.

wearily,
Bright

:rofl:

Unfortunately, just as I recced someone(s) unrecced.

I still like your word choice. LOL

"Vote for me and I won't text you any woo woo photos!"

Personally I'd far prefer a whistleblower who has leaked documents, in a way appropriate for the public good (like Ellsberg or Assange) over someone who would allow "national security" fears to prevent them from exposing crime and corruption. I don't think America has had a REAL "national security" concern since WWII ended.

Likewise I'd much prefer politicians who consistently oppose the spread of intellectual property, even if they've made some mistakes or misjudgments, over a politician who supports the further privatization of knowledge.

And I would add America's class system as a subject which I won't tolerate lying about, but I recognize that this excludes most politicians.