The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[wendybeth]

I realize the perjury charge, which is why I phrased the post as I did. While he was messing around with Lewinsky, I don't think he was breaking any laws*, excluding the biblical ones. His lying about it is what got him in trouble from a legal standpoint, and rightly so.




* Unless that cigar was a Cuban one.

[Alex]

Three consecutive Republican sex scandals, none of which contained any information on actual sex, resulting in three resignations.

Republicans don't even having exciting sex scandals. Democrats at least actually get some and then ride out the storm (generally successfully, has any other than Gary Hart really fallen to one in the last 30 years?) keeping the story alive for many extra news cycles.

Say what you will about the hypocrisy of the Republican perpetrators, they do seem to suffer the consequences when that hypocrisy is revealed.

Even more boring since two of the sexless sex scandals involved things that shouldn't be problematic anyway (calling prostitutes and subtly signaling an interest in bathroom sex).

[innerSpaceman]

did i miss some Republican sex scandals? Oh fine.


Who was calling prostitutes? And what was the third?

[Gemini Cricket]

For the record, I would not let Craig blow me.

[Alex]

Mark Foley hassling the congressional pages (that's the closest I come to finding something inherently objectionable in the three cases) was the first.

The second was the guy who resigned after it became known his phone number was on that Washington madams phone logs ("I just had them over for massages.")



Thinking about it a bit more Democrat Gary Condit did suffer the end of his career because of his affair with Shandra Levy but then that also moved way beyond just being a sex scandal.

[scaeagles]

The worst congressional sex scandal of all, though, was Gary Studds - a sexual relationship with a 17 year old male page.

[scaeagles]

Edwards wants to force preventative care. Everyone must go to the doctor.

I think everyone should have to submit to drug tests while at the doctor as well. And mandatory dentist visits with mandatory cleaning. And mandatory exercise programs. Mandatory vegetables servings daily. Re-education programs for those who choose to eat too much McDonalds or pizza.

[Scrooge McSam]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Edwards wants to force preventative care.

Link, please.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Scrooge McSam

Link, please.

Sure...

Originally Posted by John Edwards own web site

On what he plans to do for the thousands of Americans who die each year because they do not have health insurance or money for treatment:

“There is an easy answer to that. I am proud that I came out with a truly universal health care plan that requires every single man and woman in America to have health care coverage. I actually think that is a question that should be put to every candidate, Democratic or Republican: If your health care plan doesn't cover everybody, then you should have to explain what this particular woman or child is not entitled to health care? Because my view is every single one of us have equal value and equal worth, and everybody's life is precious… Every single man and woman in this country should have health care coverage.”

The link

[Moonliner]

Of course the web site just says you are required to have health care, I don't see where he says you are required to have checkups. The only place I see that is on Fox News