Ever wondered what it is with the "right" side of the political spectrum and scandals? I mean, really, no one does a good sex scandal like the rightist polical parties do... Currently we are watching a bunch of them in the USA. Sandford is a pretty good one. But he is not the only one atm, there is also Ensign, and others... And that is before we get to all the gay ones. Other countries also tend to have the politcal sex scandals on the right side (Profumo anyone?)
I wonder if it has anything to do with the concept of liberty they supposedly subscribe to. All those personal freedoms they claim to aspire to. But, then, when you add a political theory supposedly about personal freedoms, and add in the current obsession for courting the religious groups. Suddenly you have a group that believes in personal freedoms, trying to reconcile with a group who is all about personal morality. You just know it is not going to work. And sure enough, all that happens is people try to hide what they are doing, but then of course, these sort of things always have a habit of showing themselves and coming out into the open... And, when they come out into the open from politicians claiming to be upright moral types, you just know it is going to get ugly, messy, or just plain farcical. Or, all of the above!!
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