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Posted At : June 17, 2009 03:37 PM | Posted By : D McKee
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Even a prairie wildfire couldn't keep pace with the scandal that's charring what's left of Sen. John Ensign's political career. Cynthia Hampton's dalliance with the dashing Circus Circus scion was quite lucrative for the Hampton family overall. It's all very reminiscent of the way European monarchs used to sustain their mistresses and the latter's complaisant husbands.
Quoth The Associated Press: "An Associated Press review of federal records showed Cynthia Hampton, 46, received a promotion and a pay raise around the time of the affair at one political entity controlled by Ensign and a pay raise at a second."
The prevailing narrative has been that Ensign was being squeezed by Mr. Hampton for hush money. But it looks like quite a bit of such lucre had already changed hands -- particularly the cuckolded husband's severance payment, which coincided with the end of the affair.
As with the downfall of prostitute-patronizing Eliot Spitzer, it's not the sex, it's the hypocrisy (and the possible misuse of taxpayer dollars). Like Spitzer, Ensign loved to mount his soapbox and lecture America on personal morality -- with the sanctity of marriage being a favorite hobbyhorse. If you haven't already, expect to hear quite a bit about "Johnny Casino" and his flexible moral standards when the shoe is/was on then-Sen. Larry Craig's foot rather than his own. Like this ...
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This morning I thought it was too soon to write obituaries for Ensign's political career. This afternoon, I'm not so sure.
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"What a hell of a heaven it will be, when they get all these hypocrites assembled there!"
- Mark Twain'
Quote from LV Sun blogger CharlesDarwin
[Don't forget adulterer Newt Gingrich, who is angling to be THE next gNOp Presidential candidate.]