Sen. Ensign’s admission blurs conservative image

Sen. Ensign’s admission blurs conservative image

LAS VEGAS (AP) - For much of his public career, Sen. John Ensign has appeared a model of the religious right. By this week, he had become just another politician diminished by scandal. Rattled, humbled and alone at the podium, Ensign acknowledged to reporters an extramarital affair, the sort of moral failing he’s criticized in the past.

The Nevada Republican once called on President Bill Clinton to resign, declaring “the truth must come out.” In October 2007, he was sharply critical of former Sen. Larry Craig, of Idaho, calling the Republican’s arrest in an airport bathroom sex sting “embarrassing for the Senate.”

His own admission Tuesday came at a time when the two-term Nevada Republican was building his national profile and assuming leadership in his party. He had recently traveled to Iowa, fueling speculation about his White House ambitions.

The senator has said the Republican Party was in need of new leadership. He hoped to be among the fresh faces, and he built his resume by serving as the GOP’s top Senate candidate recruiter in 2008 and as chairman of the Republican Policy Committee in the Senate, the fourth-ranking leadership post. On Wednesday, he resigned from the position on the policy committee.

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Sen. Ensign’s admission blurs conservative image

On July 18, 1969 Ted Kennedy was directly responsible for the death of Mary Jo Kopechne. He left her to drown in the car that his drunken self drove off that bridge on Chappaquiddick Island. Ted Kennedy is STILL a United States Senator. I have NEVER heard the libtards scream for his resignation. Just sayin’.

Should Sen. John Ensign resign?? Yes, I believe he should. I believe that would be the correct and decent thing to do, otherwise, he’s just another hypocrite RINO that claimed Conservatism and didn’t live up to the responsibility OF that mantle.

For Nevadans, he was known as a polished pro-business Republican and well-spoken ally of the state’s religious conservatives. He was a member of Promise Keepers, a men’s Christian group that espoused devotion to family and marriage.

Even more reason to resign I believe. I am not judging Sen. John Ensign, I am not going to demand that he DO anything, but I will say this, if he has a decent bone in his body, the simple shame of his actions should dictate how he directs his future.

This is not a case where an apology can be made and accepted by the wife and all things are forgiven. That may work for their marriage but it’s not going to get the job done for the Conservative right.

Many Christian conservatives will see Ensign’s public admission as brave and necessary, Ziser said.

If you’re going to play the game, you’ve gotta pay the price. Right?? If the so-called *religious right* isn’t outraged and screaming for Ensign to resign, then the so-called *religious right* is at risk of becoming nothing more than a bunch of crybaby hypocrites.

Oh My God! Did TexasFred just say that the *religious right* was at risk of becoming crybaby hypocrites on this?

Well, yeah, I damn sure did. And here’s why. The *religious right* is still screaming for David Letterman’s head, over a really bad joke. One that he has apologized for profusely, twice. Letterman didn’t screw around or cheat on his wife, not that I am aware of, he made a really stupid remark that he absolutely should not have made and it came back to bite him in the ass. And millions of Americans are demanding he be fired. For a joke.

Ensign broke the sanctity of his marriage vows, he made a total hypocrite of himself, all that he claims to believe in, and all that he supposedly stands for. I fully expect the *religious right* to demand equal unemployment for Ensign, for what I perceive to be a much more serious violation of the public trust than some late night comic making a totally tasteless joke!