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US senator John Ensign, considered a rising star in the Republican Party, has admitted to an extra-marital affair with a member of his campaign staff.

Senator John Ensign, of Nevada, said in a statement to the Associated Press news agency: "I deeply regret and am very sorry for my actions."
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    An affair? I thought marriage between a man & woman is sacred? Isn't that what most GOP scream? Whoopsy!

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    Apocalipstick
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    I have to say that I am no more interested in this man's infidelity than I was Clinton's which was not at all.

    However the fact that he is a f#$%ing hypocritical douch bag does interest me.

    From the Washington Post article on the same matter:

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/16/AR2009061602746....

    ***Ensign is considered a leading voice among social conservatives in the GOP. In 1998, as a House member running against Reid, he called on President Bill Clinton to resign after revelations about his affair with a White House intern, saying the president had "no credibility left."

    In September 2007, Ensign called then- Sen. Larry E. Craig (R-Idaho) a "disgrace" after Craig was arrested in an airport men's restroom and pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in a sex sting. Ensign played the leading role in an unsuccessful effort to force Craig into resigning from the Senate immediately. ***

    Based upon those realities I think he should resign immediately.

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    slarabee
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    I wonder what the guys name was....

    SHAWN_RITTIMAN
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    Bummer bro. Who threw the cockblock?

    Panzer_Tanzler
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    US senator admits having affair....
    no surprise here...

    NumLock
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    Really, is it that friggin hard to keep it in your pants???

    no, it isn't.

    jh64487
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    The only thing sacred for republicans is hairspray.

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    meh...just like Clinton...can't keep it in his pants.

    occhipij
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    The news worthy aspect isn't the sex (affair). It is the hypocrisy he has demonstrated.

    I wonder how many conservatives will follow his lead and disclaim the news worthy aspect of this incident (meaning, how often have they been quick to point out hypocrisy of the left, only to fail to acknowledge it now on the right)?

    cybexg
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    Was it a staff memeber at his Vegas office? I guess there goes the...."what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" saying.
    Glad they still pretty much observed that rule when I lived there from 98 to 04

    Ihatethemall
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    There is nothing left for him to do, but follow Newt Gingrich's example, and resign.

    neocongo
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    ....So?

    I 'expect' this from Senators. So this isn't really news at all.

    Or wait he's a Republican and he had sex with a woman? Okay that IS news, if he had sex with a gay underage prostitute THAT wouldn't be news.

    EmperorThan
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    Are you fucking kidding me? Who the fuck cares?

    This is why the rest of the world thinks americans are dickheads....because this shit is more important to you than the REAL issues facing your republic.

    Grow the fuck up!!!!!

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    Would this be in the top news stories if he was a Democrat?

    FallenMorgan
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    If he were a Liberal DEM(wit)...This would not have made a splash!!!!!

    shotgnner870
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    who gives two shits who this guy puts his dick in. it has absolutely zero bearing on the nation or his job in the senate.

    diabolical44
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    BY THE WAY......OBAMA & HIS BOSSES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DESTROYING OUR NATION!!!! WHO
    GIVES A DAMN AT THIS POINT IN THE "GAME"!!!!!

    shotgnner870
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    this seems to be a new political career strategy. and it seems to work: keeps you in the news, then you get to publicly change your ways, get public support for trying and then you're fighting crime again.

    vonlove
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    For eldamon....Surely you jest!!!! If you do not know that answer i damn sure don't have the time nor inclination to tell/explain to you who they are & how easy
    it really is if you care to KNOW THE REAL TRUTH!!!
    Look at every POTUS in this nations history...NONE have
    ever been as unqaulified as this joke/hack, NO LEADERSHIP EXPERIANCE, (Unless you count social agitators as experiance for POTUS....NOT ONE THING!!!
    I will waste no more time on Obama..He was bought& paid for, The 'fix was in...NEVER in our history have
    we faced the danger of collapsing as a Democracy,
    Possibly Gen.Washington holding our army & nation
    togetheir at Valley Forge were we as a naton in this kind
    of turmoil! America is at stake here due to this clowns
    outrageous policys...Hell, just print more money!!!
    The faster he destabilizes & scares Americans into
    beleiving HE IS THE WAY, Well, That was the plan all
    along. Some of his bullshit is straight out of one of his mentors books..Alinsky's 'Rules for Radicals' NObamas
    bible.And his daily "teacher" in HI. the Black radical communist Frank Morris who braggs in his "book" about
    how funny it was that he 'Got a little 13 year old white thang' pregnant (his words)...This anotheir man Nobama credits as a mentor..On & on, Open your eyes man, Can you not see the truth for your hatred of conservatives
    or Repulicans? Grow up....You will not, So don't bother to respond with some specious liberal bullshit!! Thank You!!!

    shotgnner870
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    im from vegas and for reals i didnt knew
    he was from Nevada(meaning he aint popular over
    here XP)

    sushikillakid
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    Hey Shotgnner,
    I jest not - and don't call me Shirley (sorry, just watched Airplane the other day). You used a lot of words, some of which you clearly do not grasp, to say a whole lot of nothing as per usual for extremists. In all honesty I posed the question to see if you had the nads to actually voice your hatred out in the open for all to see. No code words, innuendo, or feigned indignation - just flat out say what you have to say if you truly believe it and can back it up. Seriously make your case straight up for a change.

    As for me, I have no random hatred of conservatism. Some of it actually make perfect sense. The problem I have, other than spineless bigotry, is those that would dictate morality to others and flat out ignore it for themselves. That madness is a thing of the past and simply will no longer be tolerated. It is a new day and for those that cannot grasp that concept it will be a very, very long day.

    All rhetoric and senseless posturing aside, there must be some common ground to start a respectful and virtuous dialog. What can be done to find that common ground? Baring an epiphany try simply answering the question put to you. Who are these bosses of which you speak and why is it ok to preach one thing and do another?

    eldamon
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    To eldeman
    Sure i can sit & dictate a fine little piece that is loaded
    with words that we seldom use in daily convresation,
    I could use spell check, etc, etc, I do not have the time
    nor inclination to do this, I do not give a shit to put it plainly what most of the liberal, Think-Straight Sinners
    hink about my comments, grammar, spelling, etc........
    The only senseless posturing & pure rhetoric come
    mainly from those who cannot see what NObama is
    doing to this nation!!! I would hope that this would interest
    you enough to thouroughly research NObamas ENTIRE life.....starting at 18 years old. He refuses to
    release ANY of his college records, WHY? Is it because
    they are so bad (grade wise) as some have suggested
    or will they show his 'true colors' & that is not Red, White, & Blue! Check out his relationships with Z.B.
    (Jimmy Carters fool) at U of Columbia, There is a virtual who's who of
    the Radical, Socialist left, Black Liberation Theology,
    (A fan of James Cone also), Soros & the BIG money
    would come later. The guy's entire life has been a fuck-up! You of course, Like your "Messiah" pull the
    race card, I don't care if the fraud is Half White & Half black, I care that he is destroying the nation. This numb
    nuts is in so far over his head it is a Clear & Present Danger to the entire NATION!!!
    Iran, N.Korea, A.Q., Venenzuela, even the Somali's
    are all spitting in his face..WHY..Thy know that NObama is not even in their league when it comes to
    playing International 'Chicken' Hell, He cannot speak
    over 10 minutes without a damn teleprompter, Nobamas numbers are dropping every month! People
    are seeing this entire facade stripped away!!! The
    Honeymoon is coming to an end FAST!!! If he did not have the MSM in his pocket & they would televise/write
    on just how truly fucked up he has this nation it would
    be over immediately!!! Check out his VERY strange
    U of Columbia stint...On & on...I am hitting the rack,
    NObama gives me a headache & it is late, OUT!!!
    SEMPER FIDELIS...God, Country, Corps !!!!
    I know that is corny to many out there, But that motto
    has brought me very much!!!! GOD BLESS U.S.A.
    Anotheir 'corny' saying to the Lib's out there!!!!!
    It has worked well for us also!!!!!!!!!

    shotgnner870
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    shotgnner870
    As if GWB didn't already f up the nation. Lied about his drug habits, went MIA in the tx national guard. got through school by having the last name his he got from his dad. Hauled us into a war, trashed our treasury surplus, and on and on, so give it a rest and support your president.

    wanamoka
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    i don't see why we keep making a big deal out of this. I mean - its like a smirk and then move on to me now right? i mean you see this all the time. oh wow another politician had an affair? ! !WTF#@&OMGAWD
    i'm just sayin.

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    Well, because he's a "republican" (don't know if a RINO or not), the MSM is going to run him to the ground and Dems will be calling for his resignation because they NEED the Senate seat for their fillibuster proof Senate.

    Pretty tasty then, eh?

    To the Democratic Senators, this is like God (the real one, not Obama) handing them a fillibuster proof senate on a platter.

    Letterman should be equally giddy with new fodder for his show so he can compete with Conan. How's that competition going btw, Dave?

    Did this senator pull an Edwards - (deny it, lie to the public, then get busted by the Enquirer forcing him to admit it) or did he come out and admit it on his own?

    Either way, more distraction so Obama can keep up the work of destroying our nation, breaking laws, bankrupting everything and everyone on the planet, taking over companies and being the CEO of the USA and the private sector. If you think he is not doing these things, think again.

    But, this, like the Letterman thing will make front headlines rather than the CBO saying National Health care is a BIG mistake and we cannot sustain it.

    Here we are in a deep recession, states all going bankrupt because of lost revenues from taxes and all Obama the idiot can think is to EXPAND spending for social programs that we cannot afford.

    He's telling us all to sacrifice while we send our paychecks to Washington for him to spend as he pleases, with or without Congressional approval.

    Russia needs something to talk about in their papers.

    nobamayomama
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