The recent article by the New York Times about a possible extra-marital affair by Republican candidate John McCain re-ignites that never ending discussion about how important the personal lives of political figures are.
This situation is unique on two fronts. First of all, this is not the first time McCain's personal decisions have been brought into question. His first marriage to Carol Shepp ended in divorce just two months before he wed his second and current wife, the former Cindy Lou Hensley. Given that, it's not unreasonable to say that McCain has a history with women outside of his marriage. Second of all, the women that the New York Times alledges the affair is with is a lobbyist. Not only does this bring into question McCain's ethics regarding his personal life, but also his ethics in his political life. Granted, you could make an arguement that every affair a politician has is related to his political career but this situation is extremely close.
Both McCain and the lobbyist, Vicki Iseman, have denied the affair ever happened but that is to be expected. What is important to me in this situation is the same thing that was important to me in the Kwame Kilpatrick scandal. It is not so much that he had an affair, but the fact that the affair was related to his job, which is funded by our tax dollars.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Post a Comment