On AlterNet: affair

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NRSC Learned of Ensign Affair One Year Ago

Jed Lewison, Daily Kos. August 4, 2009.

As much as Ensign would like this story to be over, it isn't.

The Religious Right Strangely Silent on Sanford's Sordid Sex Drama

Steve Benen, July 2, 2009.

Strange -- they usually have so much to say about other people's sex lives.

Pawlenty Whacks Sanford: "Troubling And Hypocritical"

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. June 29, 2009.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) offered one of the harshest rebukes from within the Republican Party of Mark Sanford.

Limbaugh Blames President Obama for Sanford's Sex Melodrama

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. June 25, 2009.

Limbaugh -- spokesperson for the party of personal responsibility -- thinks President Obama is at fault for Sanford's affair.

GOP: Champions of "Family Values" Become Party of Vice

Steve Benen, June 25, 2009.

It was once thought that sex scandals were more a problem for Democrats than Republicans. Can we finally put this notion to (ahem) bed?

Did Taxpayers Fund Sanford Affair?

Jed Lewison, Daily Kos. June 24, 2009.

Sanford had an affair with a woman from Argentina, and he recently visited there on the taxpayer dime.

Republican Sen. John Ensign Had Extramarital Affair

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. June 16, 2009.

Said Ensign, "I deeply regret and am very sorry for my actions."

Did Palin Have an Affair?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. September 8, 2008.

The McCain campaign is trying kill a National Enquirer story alleging Sarah Palin had an affair.

Catching the Wrong John: When Are the Media Going to Talk about John McCain's Infidelity?

Drew Westen, Huffington Post. August 13, 2008.

If John Edwards' infidelity is news, and he's not a candidate for anything, why isn't John McCain's?

Why We Should Stop Demonizing John Edwards

Michael Bader, AlterNet. August 12, 2008.

If the public wants to get to the bottom of Edwards' affair we have to drop the moral platitudes and look at what led him to it.

How Is John McCain's Affair Different from John Edwards'?

Cenk Uygur, Huffington Post. August 11, 2008.

With all this griping about Edwards, it's time to ask why McCain's political career isn't suffering for his adulterous affairs.